Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Silkrubber

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Funtumia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.