bulbous foxtail vs Percival's spiny mouse

Alopecurus bulbosus compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• bulbous foxtail is Extinct while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulbous foxtail	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alopecurus	Acomys
Species	Alopecurus bulbosus	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

bulbous foxtail

EX — Extinct

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulbous foxtail	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulbous foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bulbous foxtail

The Bulbous Foxtail (Alopecurus bulbosus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.