Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Eleven-O'Clock

Heteromys teleus compared with Portulaca grandiflora

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable while Eleven-O'Clock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	Eleven-O'Clock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Portulaca
Species	Heteromys teleus	Portulaca grandiflora

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Eleven-O'Clock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	Eleven-O'Clock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eleven-O'Clock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador