Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs willow hakea

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Hakea salicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	willow hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Hakea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Hakea salicifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

willow hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	willow hakea
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.

willow hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).