Cape Spiny Mouse vs Stinking willie

Acomys subspinosus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape Spiny Mouse Stinking willie
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 Jacobaea
Species Acomys subspinosus Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape Spiny Mouse Stinking willie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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