Johan's spiny mouse [SEP] parent taxon
Johan's spiny mouse
Johan's spiny mouse ("Acomys johannis") is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas.
During a study of the park's terrestrial small mammals, nine rodent and two shrew species were recorded. Rodents included the African grass rat, Congo gerbil, Guinea multimammate mouse, Heuglin's striped grass mouse, Johan's spiny mouse, Kemp's gerbil, Matthey's mouse, striped ground squirrel ("Xerus erythropus"), and Verheyen's multimammate mouse. The shrew species reported in the study were the savanna shrew and another belonging to the genus "Suncus".
Birds include ostriches, cranes, eagles, egrets