Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs tangled hypericum

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Hypericum triquetrifolium

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while tangled hypericum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	tangled hypericum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Hypericum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Hypericum triquetrifolium

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

tangled hypericum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	tangled hypericum
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.

tangled hypericum

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).