vs Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Acomys nesiotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cyprus Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Chordariaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Asperococcus Acomys
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Acomys nesiotes

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cyprus Spiny Mouse
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

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