Asia Minor spiny mouse  (Acomys cilicicus)

Threats

The threats facing this highly endangered spiny mouse are unknown at present (1).

Conservation

Very little is know of this species and research into the threats facing this mouse is required desperately. A number of zoos support breeding groups of the species (4) (2), which provide a last-ditch redoubt against the total extinction of the species. Hopefully the wild habitat of the Asia Minor spiny mouse can be protected and reintroduction programmes may be possible in the future when more has been discovered of the wild populations of the species and the threats facing it.

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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