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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.
The cape spiny mouse contributes significantly to the pollination of Protea humiflora, and in turn gains the food resources that enable winter breeding. In addition to being a potential pollinator for a number of plant species, it also has a role in seed predation and hoarding in the fynbos , potentially contributing to the evolution of ...
Because spiny mice are highly prevalent throughout Africa and rodents are known to be carriers of disease, an investigation into whether spiny mice may carry disease was done in Egypt in 1912. [11] In this investigation it was determined that Acomys harbored only a tenth of the number of fleas that wild rats do and is thus of little importance ...
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.
Acomys selousi, or Selous's spiny mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. [1] References
Southern African spiny mouse; Southern giant pouched rat; Southern multimammate mouse; Spiny mouse; Stella wood mouse; Sudan gerbil; T. Tarabul's gerbil; Target rat;
The springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) is the national animal of South Africa. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Africa. There are 299 mammal species in South Africa, of which two are critically endangered, eleven are endangered, fifteen are vulnerable, and thirteen are near threatened. Two of the species listed ...
Western Saharan spiny mouse; Cairo spiny mouse; Gray spiny mouse; Eastern spiny mouse; Fiery spiny mouse; Johan's spiny mouse; Kemp's spiny mouse; Louise's spiny mouse; Mullah spiny mouse; Percival's spiny mouse; Golden spiny mouse; Seurat's spiny mouse; Southern African spiny mouse; Cape spiny mouse; Wilson's spiny mouse; Bocage's rock rat ...