Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs small-leaf fig

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ficus obliqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	small-leaf fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Moraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ficus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ficus obliqua

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

small-leaf fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	small-leaf fig
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.

small-leaf fig

Habitat

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