Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs pliant lettuce

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Lactuca
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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