Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Lagos-rubber

Acomys nesiotes compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acomys	Funtumia
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.