Southern African spiny mouse
Spiny Mouse | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Acomys |
Species: | A. spinosissimus |
Binomial name | |
Acomys spinosissimus Peters, 1852 | |
Synonyms | |
Acomys selousi |
The Southern African Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and rocky areas.
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. (2008). Acomys spinosissimus. 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.