Cape Spiny Mouse vs Vegetable fern

Acomys subspinosus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Acomys	Diplazium
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.