Cape Spiny Mouse vs Fivefingers

Acomys subspinosus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Acomys	Syngonium
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.