Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs red star apple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Diospyros lycioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Diospyros
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	red star apple
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 star apple

Habitat

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