Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Smooth Winterberry

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ilex
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Smooth Winterberry
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 Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.