Black Clock vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Pterostichus madidus compared with Acomys cineraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Clock	Gray Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Carabidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pterostichus	Acomys
Species	Pterostichus madidus	Acomys cineraceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Clock and Gray Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Clock

LC — Least Concern

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Clock	Gray Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Clock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Gray Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Clock

The Black Clock (Pterostichus madidus) is a species in the genus Pterostichus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.