Southern African spiny mouse

Southern African 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. spinosissimus
Binomial name
Acomys spinosissimus Peters, 1852
Synonyms
Acomys selousi

The southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[2] It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and rocky areas.

References

1. MacFadyen, D.; Medger, K. (2019). "Acomys spinosissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T47805694A119392541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T47805694A119392541.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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. p. 1200. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.