Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Thread Weed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ulva
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).