Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Key lime

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

  • Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Spiny Mouse Key lime
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rutaceae
Genus Acomys Citrus
Species Acomys dimidiatus Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Spiny Mouse Key lime
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Eastern Spiny Mouse

No description available.

Key lime

No description available.

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