Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Vegetable fern

Acomys nesiotes compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Acomys	Diplazium
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.