Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Scentless false mayweed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Tripleurospermum inodorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Scentless false mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Tripleurospermum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Tripleurospermum inodorum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scentless false mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Scentless false mayweed
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.

Scentless false mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).