Fiery spiny mouse
Fiery spiny mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Acomys |
Species: | A. ignitus |
Binomial name | |
Acomys ignitus Dollman, 1910 | |
The fiery spiny mouse (Acomys ignitus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae[2] found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. & Dieterlen, F. (2008). Acomys ignitus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
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