Cape Spiny Mouse vs Year Bean

Acomys subspinosus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acomys	Phaseolus
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.