Gray spiny mouse
| Gray spiny mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Acomys |
| Species: | A. cineraceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acomys cineraceus Heuglin, 1877
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| Geographic range | |
| Synonyms | |
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A. cinerasceus | |
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[]
- 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.
- ^ Dieterlen, F. (2008). "Acomys cineraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
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