Seurat's spiny mouse
Acomys seurati Heim de Balsac, 1936
The seurat's spiny mouse (Acomys seurati) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 27 g to 45.2 g and live up to 5.45 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the seurat's spiny mouse
- Weight
- 27 g – 45.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.45 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7.48 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 38 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.47src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 58.5 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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
Where does the seurat's spiny mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the seurat's spiny mouse?
Seurat's spiny mouse (Acomys seurati) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Algeria. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts.
From the Wikipedia article “Seurat's spiny mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seurat%27s_spiny_mouse&oldid=1344744551), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the seurat's spiny mouse endangered?
The seurat's spiny mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the seurat's spiny mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusAcomys
- SpeciesAcomys seurati Heim de Balsac, 1936
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Seurat s spiny mouseEnglish
- Seurat’s spiny mouseEnglish
- Seurat’s spiny mouseEnglish
- bodlinatka čadskáCzech
- Seurat-StachelmausGerman
- Rat épineux du SaharaFrench
- スーラトゲマウスJapanese
- kolcomysz algierskaPolish
Relatives of the seurat's spiny mouse
Other species in the same genus Acomys.

Cairo spiny mouse
Acomys cahirinus

Golden spiny mouse
Acomys russatus

Crete spiny mouse
Acomys minous

Asia minor spiny mouse
Acomys cilicicus

Eastern spiny mouse
Acomys dimidiatus

Cape spiny mouse
Acomys subspinosus
CompareSeurat's spiny mouse vs Cairo spiny mouseSeurat's spiny mouse vs Golden spiny mouseSeurat's spiny mouse vs Crete spiny mouseSeurat's spiny mouse vs Asia minor spiny mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the seurat's spiny mouse?
An adult seurat's spiny mouse weighs 27 g – 45.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the seurat's spiny mouse endangered?
The seurat's spiny mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the seurat's spiny mouse live?
The seurat's spiny mouse has a recorded lifespan of 5.45 years.
How long is the seurat's spiny mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 38 days.
What kind of animal is the seurat's spiny mouse?
The seurat's spiny mouse (Acomys seurati) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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