Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Japanese Bindweed

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acomys	Calystegia
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Japanese Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.