Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs screw-bean

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Prosopis pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	screw-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Prosopis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	screw-bean
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.

screw-bean

Habitat

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