Eastern Spiny Mouse vs pliant lettuce

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acomys	Lactuca
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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