Louise's Spiny Mouse
Acomys louisae Thomas, 1896
Also calledAcomys de Louise (fra) · Louise-Stachelmaus (deu) · Rat épineux de Louise (fra) · Ratón Espinoso Africano del Cuerno de África (spa) · Souris épineuse de Louise (fra) · kolcomysz innozębna (pol) · somalianokahiiri (fin) · Сомалийская иглистая мышь (rus) · ルイーズトゲマウス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6 vol.18 p.269
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Peracomys. The type-species of subgenus Peracomys (F. Petter and Roche, 1981); distinction from other Acomys confirmed by Denys et al. (1994). F. Petter (1983) included umbratus in the species. Pearch et al. (2001) listed A. louisae for the Djibouti fauna following Scaramella et al. (1974).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Somalia and Djibouti; see Bates (1994); limits unknown.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Peracomys. Considered distinct, and the type-species of subgenus Peracomys, by Petter and Roche (1981). Petter (1983) included umbratus in the species.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
biology_ecology
Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. Louise’s Spiny Mouse is terrestrial. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Acomys louisae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438260.