Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Cyclamen de Perse

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cyclamen persicum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Cyclamen de Perse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Cyclamen de Perse
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cyclamen
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cyclamen persicum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Cyclamen de Perse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Cyclamen de Perse
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.

Cyclamen de Perse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia