Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs wild cotoneaster

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	wild cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	wild cotoneaster
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 cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).