Cape Spiny Mouse vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Acomys subspinosus compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Acomys	Aphyllon
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Aphyllon uniflorum

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	One-Flowered Broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.