Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Acomys nesiotes compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Acomys	Colchicum
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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