Cigala de Fondo vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cigala de Fondo	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nephropidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Heteromys
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cigala de Fondo and Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cigala de Fondo

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cigala de Fondo	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cigala de Fondo

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cigala de Fondo

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.