Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Winged Currant

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Searsia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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