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AcomysOld World spiny mice and spiny mice

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
          • PhylumChordatachordates
            • Craniatacraniates
              • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
                • SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
                  • Euteleostomibony vertebrates
                    • ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
                      • Tetrapodatetrapods
                        • Amniotaamniotes
                          • Synapsidasynapsids
                            • ClassMammaliamammals
                              • SubclassTheriaTherian mammals

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Classification

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
  • PhylumChordatachordates
  • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
  • ClassMammaliamammals
  • OrderRodentiarodents
  • FamilyMuridaeOld World mice and rats, gerbils, whistling rats, and relatives
  • GenusAcomysOld World spiny mice and spiny mice

Related Taxa

  • SpeciesAcomys cahirinusCairo spiny mouse
  • SpeciesAcomys russatusgolden spiny mouse