Golden spiny mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the golden spiny mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acomys russatus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the golden spiny mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden spiny mouse in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Israel

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the golden spiny mouse endangered?

The golden spiny mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the golden spiny mouse?

The golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Acomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the golden spiny mouse

The golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) gets its name from the reddish-orange spiny fur that covers its body from head to tail. This coarse, inflexible fur is thought to protect it from predation. Aside from the golden fur that covers its head and upper parts, its flanks are yellow and its underside is pale. It has gray legs with pale feet and black soles. It is also described as having a small, but distinct white spot under each eye. It is often found in the wild missing a part or all of its tail because it is able to shed this as a defense mechanism. However, it is not known how this is done, how often it can occur, or under what conditions. It lives an average of three years in the wild. It is omnivorous and feeds on seeds, desert plants, snails, and insects. Living in desert regions, it is a xeric animal that obtains water from the plants that it eats and produces very concentrated urine in order to conserve water. A. russatus is naturally nocturnal, but adapts to being diurnal when it shares a habitat with A. cahirinus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden spiny mouse (revision 1344744505), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770435 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).