Cape Spiny Mouse vs Japanese Maple

Acomys subspinosus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Japanese Maple
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acomys	Acer
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.