Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs strychninebush

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Strychnos lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	strychninebush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Loganiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Strychnos
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Strychnos lucida

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

strychninebush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	strychninebush
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.

strychninebush

Habitat

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