Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs quininetree

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Rauvolfia caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	quininetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Rauvolfia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Rauvolfia caffra

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

quininetree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	quininetree
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.

quininetree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.