Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Large Red-belted Clearwing

Heteromys teleus compared with Synanthedon culiciformis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable while Large Red-belted Clearwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	Large Red-belted Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Heteromys	Synanthedon
Species	Heteromys teleus	Synanthedon culiciformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse and Large Red-belted Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse	Large Red-belted Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.