Cyprus Spiny Mouse

? Cyprus Spiny Mouse Conservation status: Data deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Superfamily: Muroidea Family: Muridae Subfamily: Deomyinae Genus: Acomys Species: A. nesiotes
Binomial name
Acomys nesiotes (Bate, 1903)

The Cyprus Spiny Mouse (Acomys nesiotes) was endemic to Cyprus. These nocturnal animals were generally found in arid areas. There has been no record of the Cyprus Spiny Mouse since 1980. This animal is often considered extinct, but there is uncertainty about whether it is truly extinct because quantitative data is lacking.

References

1. Amori, G. 2000. Acomys nesiotes. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 January 2006.
   
2. Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
   
3. Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds) 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
   

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