Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Prickly Coontail

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ceratophyllum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.