Cape Spiny Mouse vs Minute duckweed

Acomys subspinosus compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Acomys	Lemna
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), 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.