Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Foxtail flatsedge

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Foxtail flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acomys	Cyperus
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Cyperus alopecuroides

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Foxtail flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.