Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Yellow Ipe

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Yellow Ipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Handroanthus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Yellow Ipe
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 Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia