Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Puckout

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Coccoloba microstachya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Puckout
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Coccoloba
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Coccoloba microstachya

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Puckout

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Puckout
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.

Puckout

Habitat

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