Golden Spiny Mouse vs Prickly Yellow

Acomys russatus compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Golden Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Spiny Mouse	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Acomys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acomys russatus	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Golden Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Spiny Mouse	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.