Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Root Rot

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Heterobasidion
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.