Gray Spiny Mouse vs Mantled Baskettail

Acomys cineraceus compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Spiny Mouse	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Acomys	Epitheca
Species	Acomys cineraceus	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Spiny Mouse and Mantled Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Spiny Mouse	Mantled Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.