Gray spiny mouse

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Gray spiny mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Acomys
Species:
A. cineraceus
Binomial name
Acomys cineraceus
Fitzinger & Heuglin, 1866
Acomys cineraceus distribution.svg
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 .