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Acomys airensis (Western Saharan spiny mouse)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Western Saharan spiny mouse (Acomys airensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and possibly in Western Sahara, western Chad, and southern Algeria.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  45 grams
Birth Weight [1]  5 grams
Male Weight [1]  27 grams
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  58 days
Male Maturity [1]  59 days
Gestation [1]  38 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  4
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  7 inches (18 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0