Cape Spiny Mouse

Cape Spiny Mouse

Taxobox
name = Cape Spiny Mouse
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
genus = "Acomys"
species = "A. subspinosus"
binomial = "Acomys subspinosus"
binomial_authority = (Waterhouse, 1838)
synonyms =
The Cape Spiny Mouse ("Acomys subspinosus") is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in South Africa.Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas.

References

* Schlitter, D. & Taylor, P. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/275/all Acomys subspinosus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 09 July 2007.


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