Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Pitch canker

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Fusarium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.