Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Tangerine

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Tangerine
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 reticulata

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Tangerine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).