Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Snake cholla

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cylindropuntia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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