Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse vs round-leaf cassia

Heteromys teleus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	round-leaf cassia
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Heteromys teleus	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).