---
title: "Rat épineux occidental"
description: "Acomys dimidiatus — Mammifères. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/arabian-spiny-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rat épineux occidental

> Acomys dimidiatus — Mammifères. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Acomys dimidiatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 74
- Wikidata: [Q1765953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74029](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74029)

## Names

- en: Arabian Spiny Mouse
- de: Arabische Stachelmaus
- es: Ratón Espinoso de la Península Arábiga
- fr: Rat épineux occidental
- nl: Sinaïstekelmuis
- pl: Kolcomysz arabska

## Countries with the most observations

IL (34), AE (8), SA (8), OM (5)

## Photo

![Rat épineux occidental](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/arabian-spiny-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cretzschmar, Philipp Jakob; Heyden, Carl Heinrich Georg von; Leuckart, F. S.; Rüppell, Eduard; Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_zu_der_Reise_im_n%C3%B6rdlichen_Afrika_(Taf._13_a,_b)_(6813067634).jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/arabian-spiny-mouse?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).