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The Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus), also known as the common spiny mouse, Egyptian spiny mouse, or Arabian spiny mouse, is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Africa north of the Sahara Desert, where its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts .
In the pet trade, they are most commonly referred to as Egyptian spiny mice or, more simply, spiny mice. Though these animals are similar to pet mice and rats, the tail of a spiny mouse is much more delicate. Therefore, the spiny mouse should never be picked up by its tail and should be handled with care to avoid a degloving injury. Their diet ...
Golden spiny mouse Sand rat. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. ... Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops LC [9]
Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) [1] Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) [1] Family: Spalacidae. Genus: Nannospalax. Middle East blind mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi [2] Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.) Genus: Acomys. Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) [3] Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) Genus ...
Greater Egyptian jerboa, J. orientalis LC [5] Lesser Egyptian jerboa, J. jaculus LC ... Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus LC; Golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus LC;
Miller's striped mouse; 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 ...
Arabian Spiny Mouse from Eastern Saudi Arabia. The eastern spiny mouse is a small rodent with a head-and-body length of up to 17.5 cm (7 in) and a tail of up to 12.5 cm (5 in), and a maximum weight of about 90 g (3.2 oz). The fur feels coarse when rubbed against the lie of the hairs, each individual hair being dark tan with a greyish tip.
Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus LC; Golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus LC; Subfamily: Gerbillinae. Genus: Gerbillus. ... Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma ...