Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Waved Silk-moss

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Plagiothecium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.