Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs water dock

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Rumex
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

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