Acomys dimidiatus - #4852
Arabian Spiny Mouse
Acomys dimidiatus homericus
Geographic Distribution
Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, S Iraq, S Iran, and S Pakistan. The range is basically east of the distribution of the morphologically similar North African A. cahirinus.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Acomys
Specific Epithet
dimidiatus
Image Location
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Breeding Center for Arabian Wildlife
Image Date
12 December 2010
Photographer
KD Rudloff