Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Red Lauan

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Shorea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Red Lauan
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 Lauan

Habitat

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