American Buckeye vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Aesculus glabra compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Sapindaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Aesculus	Heteromys
Species	Aesculus glabra	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.