Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs trailing iceplant

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lampranthus spectabilis

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while trailing iceplant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	trailing iceplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Aizoaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Lampranthus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lampranthus spectabilis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

trailing iceplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	trailing iceplant
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 iceplant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan) and Europe (4 countries).