Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Stinking Earthfan

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Thelephora
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.