Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs small teasel

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Dipsacus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	small teasel
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 teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.