Cape Spiny Mouse vs pignut

Acomys subspinosus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	pignut
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)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Acomys	Mesosphaerum
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, 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.