Johan's spiny mouse

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Johan's spiny mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Acomys
Species:
A. johannis
Binomial name
Acomys johannis
Thomas, 1912

Johan's spiny mouse (Acomys johannis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas.

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References

  1. Schlitter, D. (2008). "Acomys johannis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  2. 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.