Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse vs mango-pine

Heteromys teleus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Barringtonia
Species	Heteromys teleus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.