Muze Spiny Mouse
Acomys muzei Verheyen, Hulselmans, Wendelen, Leirs, Corti, Backeljau & Verheyen, 2011
Also calledAcomys de Muze (fra) · Muze-Stachelmaus (deu) · kolcomysz skryta (pol)
First described in: Verheyen, Walter, Jan Hulselmans, Wim Wendelen, Herwig Leirs, Marco Corti, et al. (2011). Contribution to the systematics and zoogeography of the East-African Acomys spinosissimus Peters 1852 species complex and the description of two new species (Rodentia: Muridae). Zootaxa, Issue 3059.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Woodlands and wooded grasslands, dry miombo (Brachystegia, Fabaceae) woodland with open canopy, and close to wetlands dominated by acacia (Acacia. Fabaceae), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum, Poaceae), Typha (Typhaceae), and Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Associated areas, perhaps occupied by the Muze Spiny Mice, are also used for maize and paddy farming.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Muridae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Not yet assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Muze Spiny Mouse seems to have a relatively large distribution and can be found in numerous protected areas.
Muridae
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 75 - 97 mm, tail 79 - 103 mm, ear 12 - 15 mm, hindfoot 15 - 17 mm; weight 14 - 24 g. The Muze Spiny Mouse has the same external morphological characteristics as the Southern African Spiny Mouse (A. spinosissimus) and can only be distinguished with detailed morphometric or molecular analysis. Tail length is equal to head-body length. Chromosomal complement is 2 n = 58 - 62 and FN = 68 - 76.
Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 7817910.