Cairo Spiny Mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Acomys
Species:	A. cahirinus
Binomial name
Acomys cahirinus (É. Geoffrey, 1803)
Synonyms
Acomys chudeaui

The Cairo Spiny Mouse (Acomys cahirinus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.

Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts.

[edit] References

1. ^ Dieterlen, F., Schlitter, D. & Amori, G. (2008). Acomys cahirinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 February 2009.

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