Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs pygmy arrowhead

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Heteromys	Sagittaria
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	pygmy arrowhead
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.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.