Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Starfruit

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Heteromys	Damasonium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.