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Acomys Geoffroy, 1838
Spiny Mice
Acomys Geoffroy, 1838; , TS: Mus cahirinus Desmarest
Acosminthus
Acanthomys

Acomys russatus (Wagner, 1840)
NE.Egypt - Jordan, E.Arabia. See [About maps] Golden Spiny Miouse
Mus russatus Wagner, 1840; , TL: Sinai
aegyptianus
affinis
russatus lewisi Atallah, 1967; , TL: 3 km NW of Azraq-Shishan, Syrian Desert, Jordan
Acomys russatus harrisoni Atallah, 1970; , TL: ½ km S. of Qumran Caves, near Ain Faschka, Jordan

Acomys cahirinus (Desmarest, 1819)
Mauritania - S.Sahara (edge) - Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Asia Minor, S.Iran, Sind, Crete, Cyprus, Sudan, E.Africa. See [About maps] Mus cahirinus Desmarest, 1819; , TL: Cairo, Egypt
chudeaui; (Mauritania)
cineraceus; (Sudan)
dimidiatus; (Sinai)
flavidus; (Sind)
hispidus; (Aden)
hunteri; (N. Sudan)
megalotis
minous; (Crete)
nesiotes; (Cyprus)
sabryi
surati; (Hoggar)
viator; (Libya)
Acomys dimidiatus megalodus Setzer, 1959; , TL: Gebel el Galala el Bahriya, Wadi Sayal (60 km S. of Suez), Eastern Desert, Egypt


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