Acomys seurati, Heim de Balsac, 1936

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 536-884 : 600

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6887260

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868066

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scientific name

Acomys seurati
status

 

6. View Plate 32: Muridae

Seurat’s Spiny Mouse

Acomys seurati View in CoL

French: Acomys de Seurat / German: Seurat-Stachelmaus / Spanish: Ratén espinoso de Seurat

Taxonomy. Acomys seurati Heim de Balsac, 1936 View in CoL ,

A’hagger (= Hoggar Mountains), Iniker, S Algeria.

Acomys seurati 1s sometimes considered a synonym of A. cahirinus , but their karyotypes and dental morphologies differ.

Monotypic.

Distribution. Mouydir, Tassili, and Hoggar Mts in Sahara Desert, S Algeria. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head—body 87-99 mm, tail 105-125 mm, ear 17-5-21-5 mm, hindfoot 17-20 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 38, FN = 68.

Habitat. Rocky areas in desert of southern Algeria at elevations of 1000-2000 m. Seurat’s Spiny Mice rest in crevices or under rocks.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Seurat’s Spiny Mouse is nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Last.

Bibliography. Denys et al. (1994), Kowalski & Rzebik-Kowalska (1991), Matthey & Baccar (1967), Musser & Carleton (2005).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Acomys

Loc

Acomys seurati

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Acomys seurati

Heim de Balsac 1936
1936
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