Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Wrinkled Crust

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Phlebia radiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Wrinkled Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Phlebia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Phlebia radiata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Wrinkled Crust
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.

Wrinkled Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.