Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Urucuri palm

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Urucuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Acomys	Attalea
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Urucuri palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.