Cape Spiny Mouse vs Silver Lime

Acomys subspinosus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Acomys	Tilia
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Silver Lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.