Dwarf Setaria vs Percival's spiny mouse

Setaria italica compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Dwarf Setaria is Not Evaluated while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Setaria	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Setaria	Acomys
Species	Setaria italica	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Dwarf Setaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Setaria	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Setaria

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.