Garden sorrel vs Mullah Spiny Mouse

Rumex acetosa compared with Acomys mullah

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden sorrel	Mullah Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rumex	Acomys
Species	Rumex acetosa	Acomys mullah

Conservation Status

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Mullah Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden sorrel	Mullah Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden sorrel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).