Percival's spiny mouse

Weight

22 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

38.7 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

Not recorded

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The percival's spiny mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyMuridae
6. genusAcomys
7. SpeciesAcomys percivali Dollman, 1911

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Cairo spiny mouse

Acomys cahirinus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Golden spiny mouse

Acomys russatus

Muridae

DD, Data Deficient

Crete spiny mouse

Acomys minous

Muridae

DD, Data Deficient

Asia minor spiny mouse

Acomys cilicicus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Eastern spiny mouse

Acomys dimidiatus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Cape spiny mouse

Acomys subspinosus

Muridae

ComparePercival's spiny mouse vs Cairo spiny mousePercival's spiny mouse vs Golden spiny mousePercival's spiny mouse vs Crete spiny mousePercival's spiny mouse vs Asia minor spiny mouse

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@misc{percivals_spiny_mouse_2026,
  title = {Percival's spiny mouse (Acomys percivali)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/percivals-spiny-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}