Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Fissidens
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Tiny Fern-Moss
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.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.