Cape spiny mouse
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| Cape Spiny Mouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Acomys |
| Species: | A. subspinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acomys subspinosus (Waterhouse, 1838) | |
The Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas.
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. & Taylor, P.J. (2008). Acomys subspinosus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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