Beach-tea vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Croton punctatus compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-tea	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Croton	Heteromys
Species	Croton punctatus	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Beach-tea

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-tea	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Beach-tea

The Beach-tea (Croton punctatus) is a species in the genus Croton. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.