Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs sand muhly

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

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