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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 ...
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 ]
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.
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 ...
Mittendorf's striped grass mouse; Monard's African climbing mouse; Montane wood mouse; Moon striped mouse; Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse; Mount Lefo brush-furred mouse; Mount Oku hylomyscus; Mount Oku rat; Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse; Guinea multimammate mouse; Mozambique thicket rat; Mullah spiny mouse; Mutable sun squirrel; Muze spiny mouse
An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. ... Scientists discovered a new species of spiny mouse - named after the ...
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