Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs false broom

Acomys nesiotes compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while false broom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	false broom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acomys	Brachypodium
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	false broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).