Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Spanish elm

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cordia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Spanish elm
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.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia