Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs wild madder

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Rubia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	wild madder
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 madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.