Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Yefen

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Fuirena umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yefen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Fuirena
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yefen
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.

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).