Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs toothcup

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ammannia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia