Nutmeg vs Percival's spiny mouse

Myristica fragrans compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

Nutmeg is Data Deficient while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myristicaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myristica	Acomys
Species	Myristica fragrans	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).