Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs rough agave

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Agave asperrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	rough agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Agave
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Agave asperrima

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

rough agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	rough agave
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.

rough agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.