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Spiny Mice

Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Acomys
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Acomys
Genus recognized by Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Algeria Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Djibouti Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Israel Species List, Kenya Species List, Libya Species List, Malawi Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Oman Species List, Palestine Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Turkey Species List, Uganda Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia LT, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Acomys
Subgenus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, wikipedia EU, and wikipedia AST
Acomys
Recognized by AnAge articles, Kissling et al, 2014, and Furui 2020
Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Acanthomys Lesson 1842
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Acosminthus Gloger 1841
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Acanthomys Lesson 1842
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Acanthomys Lesson 1842
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Acanthomys Lesson 1842
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Acomys
Harvest ancestor according to Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, and NMNH Collection
Acosminthus Gloger 1841
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Acosminthus Gloger 1841
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Acosminthus Gloger 1841
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Spiny Mice preferred
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
(African) spiny mice
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database

Arabic

فأر شوكي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Бодлокожи мишки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

非洲刺毛鼠屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Stekelmuizen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Okahiiret preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

German

Stachelmäuse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קוצן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

トゲマウス属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin
トゲマウス preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

가시생쥐속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Dygliuotosios pelės preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naʼastsʼǫǫsí bitseeʼ dichʼízhí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

piggmus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

موش خارپشت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Kolcomysz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Иглистые мыши preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Kipanya-miiba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Taggmöss preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فار شوكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Mouse relatives
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Eumuroidea
Muridae
Deomyinae Thomas 1888
Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838 (this page)
Acomys subgen. Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Acomys subgen. Peracomys F. Petter & Roche 1981
Acomys subgen. Subacomys Denys, Gautun, Tranier & Volobouev 1994
Deomys Thomas 1888
Lophuromys Peters 1874
Uranomys Dollman 1909

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Myomorpha Brandt 1855
Muroidea Illiger 1811
Muridae Illiger 1811
Deomyinae Thomas 1888
Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838 (this page)
Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Peracomys F. Petter & Roche 1981
Subacomys Denys, Gautun, Tranier & Volobouev 1994
Deomys Thomas 1888
Lophuromys Peters 1874
Uranomys Dollman 1909

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838 (this page)
Acomys subgen. Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Acomys subgen. Peracomys F. Petter & Roche 1981
Acomys subgen. Subacomys Denys, Gautun, Tranier & Volobouev 1994
Deomys Thomas 1888
Lophuromys Peters 1874
Uranomys Dollman 1909

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Mouse relatives
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Eumuroidea
Muridae
Deomyinae
Acomys (this page)
Acomys (Acomys) airensis Thomas & Hinton 1921
Acomys (Acomys) cahirinus (É. Geoffroy 1803)
Acomys (Acomys) chudeaui Kollman 1911
Acomys (Acomys) cilicicus Spitzenberger 1978
Acomys (Acomys) cineraceus Fitzinger & Heuglin 1866
Acomys (Acomys) dimidiatus (Cretzschmar 1826)
Acomys (Acomys) ignitus Dollman 1910
Acomys (Acomys) johannis Thomas 1912
Acomys (Acomys) kempi Dollman 1911
Acomys (Acomys) minous Bate 1906
Acomys (Acomys) mullah Thomas 1904
Acomys (Acomys) muzei Verheyen, Hulselmans, Wendelen, Leirs, Corti, Backeljau & Verheyen 2011
Acomys (Acomys) nesiotes Bate 1903
Acomys (Acomys) ngurui Verheyen, Hulselmans, Wendelen, Leirs, Corti, Backeljau & Verheyen 2011
Acomys (Acomys) percivali Dollman 1911
Acomys (Acomys) russatus (Wagner 1840)
Acomys (Acomys) selousi de Winton 1896
Acomys (Acomys) seurati Heim de Balsac 1936
Acomys (Acomys) spinosissimus Peters 1852
Acomys (Acomys) wilsoni Thomas 1892
Acomys (Peracomys) louisae Thomas 1896
Acomys (Subacomys) subspinosus (Waterhouse 1838)
Deomys
Lophuromys
Uranomys

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838 (this page)
Acomys subgen. Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Acomys subgen. Peracomys F. Petter & Roche 1981
Acomys subgen. Subacomys Denys, Gautun, Tranier & Volobouev 1994
Deomys Thomas 1888
Lophuromys Peters 1874
Uranomys Dollman 1909

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838 (this page)
Acomys airensis Thomas & Hinton 1921
Acomys cahirinus (É. Geoffroy 1803)
Acomys chudeaui Kollman 1911
Acomys cilicicus Spitzenberger 1978
Acomys cineraceus Fitzinger & Heuglin 1866
Acomys dimidiatus (Cretzschmar 1826)
Acomys ignitus Dollman 1910
Acomys johannis Thomas 1912
Acomys kempi Dollman 1911
Acomys louisae Thomas 1896
Acomys minous Bate 1906
Acomys mullah Thomas 1904
Acomys muzei Verheyen, Hulselmans, Wendelen, Leirs, Corti, Backeljau & Verheyen 2011
Acomys nesiotes Bate 1903
Acomys ngurui Verheyen, Hulselmans, Wendelen, Leirs, Corti, Backeljau & Verheyen 2011
Acomys percivali Dollman 1911
Acomys russatus (Wagner 1840)
Acomys selousi De Winton 1896
Acomys seurati Heim de Balsac 1936
Acomys spinosissimus Peters 1852
Acomys subspinosus (Waterhouse 1838)
Acomys whitei
Acomys wilsoni Thomas 1892
Abditomys Musser 1982
Aethomys Thomas 1915
Ammodillus Thomas 1904
Anisomys Thomas 1903
Anonymomys Musser 1981
Apodemus Kaup 1829
Apomys Mearns 1905
Archboldomys Musser 1982
Arvicanthis Lesson 1842
Bandicota Gray 1873
Batomys Thomas 1895
Berylmys Ellerman 1947
Bullimus Mearns 1905
Canariomys Crusafont-Pairo & F. Petter 1964
Carpomys Thomas 1895
Chiromyscus Thomas 1925
Chiropodomys Peters 1869
Chiruromys Thomas 1888
Chrotomys Thomas 1895
Coccymys Menzies 1990
Conilurus Ogilby 1838
Crateromys Thomas 1895
Cremnomys Wroughton 1912
Crunomys Thomas 1897
Dacnomys Thomas 1916
Dasymys Peters 1875
Deomys Thomas 1888
Dephomys Thomas 1926
Desmodilliscus Wettstein 1916
Desmodillus Thomas & Schwann 1904
Desmomys Thomas 1910
Diomys Thomas 1917
Echiothrix Gray 1867
Eropeplus Miller & Hollister 1921
Gerbillurus Shortridge 1942
Gerbillus Desmarest 1804
Golunda Gray 1837
Hadromys Thomas 1911
Haeromys Thomas 1911
Hapalomys Blyth 1859
Heimyscus Misonne 1969
Hydromys Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1804
Hyomys Thomas 1903
Kadarsanomys Musser 1981
Komodomys Musser & Boeadi 1980
Lamottemys F. Petter 1986
Leggadina Thomas 1910
Leimacomys Matschie 1893
Lemniscomys Trouessart 1881
Lenomys Thomas 1898
Lenothrix Miller 1903
Leopoldamys Ellerman (1947)
Leporillus Thomas 1906
Leptomys Thomas 1897
Lophuromys Peters 1874
Margaretamys Musser 1981
Mastomys Thomas 1915
Maxomys Sody 1936
Melasmothrix Miller & Hollister 1921
Meriones Illiger 1811
Mesembriomys Palmer 1906
Microdillus Thomas 1910
Microhydromys Tate & Archbold 1941
Millardia Thomas 1911
Muriculus Thomas 1902
Musserakis
Oenomys Thomas 1904
Pachyuromys Lataste 1880
Palawanomys Musser & Newcomb 1983
Papagomys Sody 1941
Parahydromys Poche 1906
Parotomys Thomas 1918
Paruromys Ellerman 1954
Paulamys Musser 1986
Pelomys Peters 1852
Phloeomys Waterhouse 1839
Pogonomelomys Rümmler 1936
Pogonomys Milne-Edwards 1877
Praomys Thomas 1915
Psammomys Cretzschmar 1828
Pseudohydromys Rümmler 1934
Pseudomys Gray 1832
Rhabdomys Thomas 1916
Rhombomys Wagner 1841
Sekeetamys Ellerman 1947
Solomys Thomas 1922
Spelaeomys Hooijer 1957
Srilankamys Musser 1981
Stochomys Thomas 1926
Sundamys Musser & Newcomb 1983
Taeromys Sody 1941
Tarsomys Mearns 1905
Tateomys Musser 1969
Tatera Lataste 1882
Thallomys Thomas 1920
Thamnomys Thomas 1907
Tokudaia Kuroda 1943
Tryphomys Miller 1910
Uromys Peters 1867
Zelotomys Osgood 1910
192 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Myomorpha Brandt 1855
Muroidea Illiger 1811
Muridae Illiger 1811
Deomyinae Thomas 1888
Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838 (this page)
Acomys subgen. Acomys I. Geoffroy 1838
Acomys subgen. Peracomys F. Petter & Roche 1981
Acomys subgen. Subacomys Denys, Gautun, Tranier & Volobouev 1994
Deomys Thomas 1888
Lophuromys Peters 1874
Uranomys Dollman 1909

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Muridae
Deomyinae
Acomys (this page)
Acomys cahirinus
Acomys chudeaui
Acomys cilicicus
Acomys cineraceus
Acomys dimidiatus
Acomys ignitus
Acomys johannis
Acomys kempi
Acomys louisae
Acomys minous
Acomys muzei
Acomys nesiotes
Acomys ngurui
Acomys percivali
Acomys russatus
Acomys spinosissimus
Acomys subspinosus
Acomys wilsoni
unclassified Acomys
Deomys
Lophuromys
Uranomys

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Myomorpha
Muroidea
Muridae
Murinae
Acomys (this page)
Acomys
Acomys albigenea
Acomys muzei
Acomys ngurui
Acomys selousi
Acomys whitei
Peracomys
Subacomys
Abditomys
Abeomelomys
Aethomys
Anisomys
Anonymomys
Apodemini
Apomys
Archboldomys
Arvicanthis
Bandicota
Brassomys
Chingawaemys
Chiromyscus
Colomys
Congomys
Coryphomys
Crossomys
Dacnomys
Dasymys
Dephomys
Diomys
Diplothrix
Echiothrix
Eropeplus
Golunda
Hadromys
Haeromys
Halmaheramys
Heimyscus
Hooijeromys
Hybomys
Hydromyini
Hyorhinomys
Kadarsanomys
Komodomys
Lamottemys
Leggadina
Lenomys
Lenothrix
Leopoldamys
Leptomys
Limnomys
Lorentzimys
Malacomys
Malpaisomys
Margaretamys
Mastacomys
Maxomys
Mayermys
Melasmothrix
Melomys
Mesembriomys
Microhydromys
Micromys
Millardini
Mirzamys
Muriculus
Mylomys
Myomyscus
Neohydromys
Nesoromys
Nilopegamys
Ochromyscus
Palawanomys
Papagomys
Parahydromys
Paramelomys
Paruromys
Paucidentomys
Paulamys
Phloeomyini
Pithecheir
Pithecheirops
Pogonomelomys
Potwarmus
Praomys
Pseudohydromys
Rattini
Rattus
Rhabdomys
Rhynchomys
Sinapodemus
Solomys
Sommeromys
Spelaeomys
Srilankamys
Stenocephalemys
Stenomys
Stochomys
Sundamys
Taeromys
Tarsomys
Thallomys
Thamnomys
Tokudaia
Tonkinomys
Tryphomys
Uromys
Xenuromys
Xeromys
39 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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