Eastern Spiny Mouse vs ground-pine

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Acomys	Ajuga
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	ground-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).