Crete Spiny Mouse vs long yam

Acomys minous compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crete Spiny Mouse	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acomys	Dioscorea
Species	Acomys minous	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crete Spiny Mouse	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.