Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Wire With

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acomys	Desmodium
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.