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The Cyprus spiny mouse (Acomys nesiotes) is a little-known rodent endemic to Cyprus.These nocturnal [2] animals are generally found in arid areas. After the last reliable record in 1980 no considerable effort has been made until 2007 when four individuals were rediscovered.
There are seventeen mammal species native to Cyprus, excluding feral species. [1] Most of the land mammals have been introduced, with only the Cypriot mouse being endemic. The other mammal species present on the islands during the Late Pleistocene, including the Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus, the Cyprus dwarf elephant, and Cyprus genet, are extinct.
The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus Acomys. [1] ... Muze spiny mouse, Acomys muzei; Cyprus spiny mouse, Acomys nesiotes; Nguru spiny ...
The Cypriot mouse (Mus cypriacus) is a species of mouse endemic to Cyprus. [2] [3] Its primary habitat seems to be the vineyards and fields of the Troödos Mountains region. [4] The mouse was recognized as a new species in 2004 by Thomas Cucchi, a research fellow at the University of Durham. It was formally described in 2006, in the journal ...
An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to Conservation International.
Cyprus spiny mouse [24] Dingo [25] Dolphin; Dwarf crocodile [26] Eastern woolly lemur [27] Firefly [28] Flying squirrel [29] [30] Genet (animal) Gerbil [31] (some are diurnal or crepuscular [32]) Giraffe (possibly crepuscular) Gray wolf [33] Great grey slug [34] [35] Great white shark [36] (possibly crepuscular) Hamster [31] [37] Hedgehog [38 ...
The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents that were previously placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae. [1] [2] They are sometimes called the Acomyinae, particularly in references that antedate the discovery that the link rat, Deomys ferugineus, is part of the clade.
Cyprus is currently home to 21 known mammals, of which three are endangered. [5] The largest wild animal and mammal currently residing in Cyprus is the endemic Cypriot mouflon. Other notable mammals are the large endangered Mediterranean monk seal [6] and the endemic Cypriot mouse, which is the only remaining endemic rodent on the Mediterranean ...