Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs hairy bindweed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Calystegia pellita

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while hairy bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	hairy bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Calystegia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Calystegia pellita

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

hairy bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	hairy bindweed
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.

hairy bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.