Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs sugar sumac

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Rhus ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sugar sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Rhus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Rhus ovata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

sugar sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	sugar sumac
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 sumac

Habitat

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