Asia Minor spiny mouse  (Acomys cilicicus)

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Glossary

  • Omnivorous: feeds on both plants and animals.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. Bristol Zoo Gardens (January, 2006)
    http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk
  3. Spiny Mice- Walker’s Mammals of the World (March, 2004)
    http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/rodentia/rodentia.muridae.acomys.html
  4. Chester Zoo (March, 2004)
    http://www.chesterzoo.org/animals.asp?ID=31
  5. Chevret, P., Denys, C., Jaeger, J.J., Michaux, J. and Catzeflis, F.M. (1993) Molecular evidence that the spiny mouse (Acomys) is more closely related to gerbils (Gerbillinae) than to true mice (Murinae). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 90 (8): 3433 - 3436.
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