Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs sugar-plum

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Uapaca
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.