Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Fringed Cup

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Acomys	Encoelia
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup