Field Brome vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Bromus arvensis compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

• Field Brome is Near Threatened while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Brome	Fiery Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Bromus	Acomys
Species	Bromus arvensis	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

Field Brome

NT — Near Threatened

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Brome	Fiery Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.