Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs spring cinquefoil

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Potentilla verna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	spring cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Potentilla
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	spring cinquefoil
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.

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.