Field Foxtail vs Johan s Spiny Mouse

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Acomys johannis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Johan s 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	Alopecurus	Acomys
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Acomys johannis

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Johan s Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Johan s Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).