Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Rough Bedstraw

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Rough Bedstraw
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	Galium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Rough Bedstraw
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 Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.