Cape Spiny Mouse vs Fringed rue

Acomys subspinosus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Acomys	Ruta
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.