Cape Spiny Mouse vs Horse-eye Bean

Acomys subspinosus compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acomys	Mucuna
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Horse-eye Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.