Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs yellow saraca

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Saraca thaipingensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	yellow saraca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Saraca
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Saraca thaipingensis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

yellow saraca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	yellow saraca
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 saraca

Habitat

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