Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs sola pith

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sola pith
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Aeschynomene
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Aeschynomene afraspera

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sola pith
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.

sola pith

Habitat

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