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  2. Eastern spiny mouse - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Cairo spiny mouse - Wikipedia

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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 .

  4. Spiny mouse - Wikipedia

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    The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus Acomys. [1] Similar in appearance to mice of the genus Mus , spiny mice are small mammals with bare tails which contain osteoderms , a rare feature in mammals. [ 2 ]

  5. List of mammals of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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    Arabian oryx Nubian ibex The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls . There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

  6. 'Amphibious mouse' among 27 new species discovered in Peru's ...

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    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.

  7. Golden spiny mouse - Wikipedia

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    Golden Spiny Mouse from Saudi Arabia, Arabian Peninsula. The most frequently studied aspect of Acomys russatus is its apparent ability to switch from nocturnal to diurnal activity patterns. Specifically, it is naturally nocturnal, but will become diurnal when sharing a habitat with its congener, another spiny mouse species, Acomys cahirinus.

  8. File:Golden Spiny Mouse from Saudi Arabia, Arabian Peninsula ...

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  9. Tyre Coast Nature Reserve - Wikipedia

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    It is an important nesting site for migratory birds and the endangered Loggerhead and green sea turtle [3] and the shelter of the Arabian spiny mouse and many other important creatures (including wall lizards, common pipistrelle, and european badger). [4] [5]