• Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete
  • Photo taken by:
    Trichas, A.
  • Photo taken date:
    March 1999
Crete Spiny Mouse
Rodents
Mammals
Animals
Vertebrates
Phrygana diorama
Shrubland of Crete (Greece) diorama
Living Museum

Photo of the Cretan spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus minous. Their most characteristic feature is the spines that cover their back. These spines protect them, at a great percentage, from their main predators, the snakes.

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