Fivefingers vs Golden Spiny Mouse

Syngonium angustatum compared with Acomys russatus

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Golden Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Golden Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Syngonium	Acomys
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Acomys russatus

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Golden Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Golden Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.