Gray spiny mouse
Species of rodent
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The gray spiny mouse (Acomys cineraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, rocky areas, arable land, and rural gardens.
| Gray spiny mouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Acomys |
| Species: | A. cineraceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acomys cineraceus Fitzinger & Heuglin, 1866 | |
| Geographic range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acomys cinerasceus Fitzinger & Heuglin, 1866 | |