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The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus ''Acomys''. Similar in appearance to mice of the genus ''Mus'', spiny mice are small mammals with bare, scaled tails. However, their coats are endowed with unusually stiff guard hairs that function similarly to the spines of a hedgehog; this trait is the source of the common name, ''spiny mouse''. Despite their similarity to members of the genus ''Mus'', genetic evidence suggests that the African spiny mice may be more closely related to gerbils than to common mice. ==Classification== Genus ''Acomys'' - spiny mice *Western Saharan spiny mouse, ''Acomys airensis'' *Cairo spiny mouse, ''Acomys cahirinus'' *Chudeau's spiny mouse, ''Acomys chudeaui'' *Asia Minor spiny mouse, ''Acomys cilicicus'' *Gray spiny mouse, ''Acomys cineraceus'' *Eastern spiny mouse, ''Acomys dimidiatus'' *Fiery spiny mouse, ''Acomys ignitus'' *Johan's spiny mouse, ''Acomys johannis'' *Kemp's spiny mouse, ''Acomys kempi'' *Louise's spiny mouse, '' Acomys louisae'' *Crete spiny mouse, ''Acomys minous'' *Mullah spiny mouse, ''Acomys mullah'' *''Acomys muzei'' *Cyprus spiny mouse, ''Acomys nesiotes'' *''Acomys ngurui'' *Percival's spiny mouse, ''Acomys percivali'' *Golden spiny mouse, ''Acomys russatus'' *Seurat's spiny mouse, ''Acomys seurati'' *Southern African spiny mouse, ''Acomys spinosissimus'' *Cape spiny mouse, ''Acomys subspinosus'' *Wilson's spiny mouse, ''Acomys wilsoni'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「spiny mouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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