Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse vs silverleaf desmodium

Heteromys teleus compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	silverleaf desmodium
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	Desmodium
Species	Heteromys teleus	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	silverleaf desmodium
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.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).