Acomys russatus - #1890
Golden Spiny Mouse
Side view of adult. Image on cover of Journal of Mammalogy 91(4)
Geographic Distribution
Egypt east of the Nile , S and E Sinai , Jordan, Israel , Saudi Arabia, N Yemen , and Oman.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Acomys
Specific Epithet
russatus
Image Location
Israel, Negev, Mizpe Ramon
Image Date
May, 2004
Photographer
G Shenbrot