Houghton'S Cyperus vs Percival's spiny mouse

Cyperus houghtonii compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Cyperus	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cyperus	Acomys
Species	Cyperus houghtonii	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Cyperus	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Poland, and United States.

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.