Light Red Meranti vs Mullah Spiny Mouse

Shorea lepidota compared with Acomys mullah

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Mullah Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Mullah Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Shorea	Acomys
Species	Shorea lepidota	Acomys mullah

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Mullah Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Mullah Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Mullah Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.