Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Silver Lime

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Tilia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).