Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs scentless mayweed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	scentless 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 maritimum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	scentless 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 mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.