Cape Spiny Mouse vs ilima

Acomys subspinosus compared with Sida cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape Spiny Mouse ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Malvaceae
Genus Acomys Sida
Species Acomys subspinosus Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape Spiny Mouse ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 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.

ilima

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