Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Prickly Heath

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Gaultheria
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.