Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Spanish Lemon Thyme

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Thymus baeticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Spanish Lemon Thyme
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	Thymus
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Thymus baeticus

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Lemon Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Spanish Lemon Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Lemon Thyme

Habitat

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