Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse vs ilima

Heteromys teleus compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable while ilima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	ilima
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Sida
Species	Heteromys teleus	Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	ilima
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.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).