Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs tomcat clover

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Trifolium willdenovii

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while tomcat clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	tomcat clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Trifolium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Trifolium willdenovii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

tomcat clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	tomcat clover
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.

tomcat clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Japan, and Sweden.