blackneck vs Crete Spiny Mouse

Lygephila pastinum compared with Acomys minous

Key Differences

• blackneck is Least Concern while Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Crete Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erebidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lygephila	Acomys
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Acomys minous

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Crete Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Crete Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.