Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs smooth coil

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while smooth coil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Heteromyidae	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Heteromys	Lucilla
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and smooth coil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	smooth coil
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 coil

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).