Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Yellow-flowered Teasel

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Dipsacus strigosus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Yellow-flowered Teasel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yellow-flowered Teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Dipsacus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Dipsacus strigosus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-flowered Teasel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yellow-flowered Teasel
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.

Yellow-flowered Teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).