Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Small shell ginger

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Alpinia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Small shell ginger
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 shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.