Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Red Cedar

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Toona sureni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Red Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Toona
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Toona sureni

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Red Cedar
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 Cedar

Habitat

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