Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs short-stem iris

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Heteromyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Heteromys	Iris
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	short-stem iris
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-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.