Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs redhead

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Hamelia patens

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	redhead
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.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).