Cape Spiny Mouse vs iron-grass

Acomys subspinosus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acomys	Spermacoce
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.