Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Thatch palm

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Sabal
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.