Gray spiny mouse

The gray spiny mouse (Acomys cineraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, rocky areas, arable land, and rural gardens.

Gray spiny mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Acomys
Species:
A. cineraceus
Binomial name
Acomys cineraceus
Heuglin, 1877
Geographic range
Synonyms

A. cinerasceus

References

  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  1. Dieterlen, F. (2008). "Acomys cineraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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