Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Formosan koa

Acomys nesiotes compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Formosan koa
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	Acacia
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Formosan koa
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.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).