Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Semenov onion

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Allium semenowii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Semenov onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Allium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Allium semenowii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Semenov onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Semenov onion
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.

Semenov onion

Habitat

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