vs Percival's spiny mouse

Hemitrichia pardina compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Trichiales (Trichiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Arcyriaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Hemitrichia Acomys
Species Hemitrichia pardina Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Percival's spiny mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemitrichia pardina is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, stalked, globose to ovoid sporangia with a yellowish to brownish peridium, growing on decaying wood and plant litter in forest habitats. Its internal capillitium threads assist in spore dispersal. This species is widely distributed across temperate and tropical forests and contributes to microbial food webs.

Percival's spiny mouse

No description available.

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