Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Heteromys	Myodes
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.