Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Red ash

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Alphitonia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.