Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Garden Thyme

Acomys nesiotes compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Acomys	Thymus
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Garden Thyme
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.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).