Cape Spiny Mouse vs pliant lettuce

Acomys subspinosus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acomys	Lactuca
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

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.