Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Orange Jelly Spot

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Acomys	Dacrymyces
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Orange Jelly Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).