Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Sichuan-pepper

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Sichuan-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sichuan-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Sichuan-pepper
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.

Sichuan-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.