Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Starry Pipewort

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Eriocaulon
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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