Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs short oat

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while short oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	short oat
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	Avena
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	short oat
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.

short oat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).