Gray spiny mouse

Gray spiny mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Acomys
Species:	A. cineraceus
Binomial name
Acomys cineraceus Fitzinger & Heuglin, 1866
Geographic range
Synonyms
Acomys cinerasceusFitzinger & Heuglin, 1866 Acomys cinerascensHeuglin, 1877 Acomys hystrellaHeller, 1911 Acomys witherbyide Winton, 1901

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

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Acomys cineraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T265A115048552. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T265A22453494.en .

• 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.