Fiery Spiny Mouse vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Acomys ignitus compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Spiny Mouse	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acomys	Puccinia
Species	Acomys ignitus	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Spiny Mouse	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiery Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.