Cape Spiny Mouse vs Elephant Apple

Acomys subspinosus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acomys	Dillenia
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Cape Spiny Mouse

The Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a species in the genus Acomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.