Johan's spiny mouse
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| Johan's spiny mouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Acomys |
| Species: | A. johannis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acomys johannis Thomas, 1912 | |
Johan's spiny mouse (Acomys johannis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas.
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. (2008). Acomys johannis. 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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