Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Smooth chastetree

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Vitex glabrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Smooth chastetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Vitex
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Vitex glabrata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Smooth chastetree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Smooth chastetree
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.

Smooth chastetree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.