Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs winged prickly-ash

Acomys nesiotes compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Acomys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.