Cape Spiny Mouse vs amor-de-campo-sujo

Acomys subspinosus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape Spiny Mouse amor-de-campo-sujo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Roedores) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Acomys Desmodium
Species Acomys subspinosus Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

amor-de-campo-sujo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape Spiny Mouse amor-de-campo-sujo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amor-de-campo-sujo

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Cape Spiny Mouse

The Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a species in the genus Acomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amor-de-campo-sujo

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