Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs wild almond

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Prunus turneriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	wild almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Prunus turneriana

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wild almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	wild almond
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.

wild almond

Habitat

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