Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Pipe-stem Fingerleaf

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Vitex rehmannii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pipe-stem Fingerleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Vitex
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Vitex rehmannii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pipe-stem Fingerleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pipe-stem Fingerleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Pipe-stem Fingerleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.