Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Elegant Water Shrew

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Heteromyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Heteromys	Nectogale
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.