vs Kemp's spiny mouse

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Acomys kempi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Kemp's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Kemp's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hemiselmis	Acomys
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Acomys kempi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Kemp's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Kemp's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Kemp's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.