Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs trailing fig

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ficus sagittata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	trailing fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Moraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ficus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ficus sagittata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

trailing fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	trailing fig
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.

trailing fig

Habitat

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