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title: "Gouden stekelmuis"
description: "Acomys russatus — Zoogdieren. The golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) gets its name from the reddish-orange spiny fur that covers its body from head to tail."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/golden-spiny-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gouden stekelmuis

> Acomys russatus — Zoogdieren. The golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) gets its name from the reddish-orange spiny fur that covers its body from head to tail.

- Scientific name: *Acomys russatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 100
- Wikidata: [Q1770435](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1770435)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45588](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45588)

## Names

- en: Golden Spiny Mouse
- de: Gold-Stachelmaus
- es: Ratón Espinoso del Mar Rojo
- fr: Rat épineux doré
- nl: Gouden stekelmuis
- pl: Kolcomysz złotawa

## Countries with the most observations

IL (45), SA (16), EG (4), PS (4), JO (3)

## Summary

The golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) gets its name from the reddish-orange spiny fur that covers its body from head to tail. This coarse, inflexible fur is thought to protect it from predation. Aside from the golden fur that covers its head and upper parts, its flanks are yellow and its underside is pale. It has gray legs with pale feet and black soles. It is also described as having a small, but distinct white spot under each eye. It is often found in the wild missing a part or all of its tail because it is able to shed this as a defense mechanism. However, it is not known how this is done, how often it can occur…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spiny_mouse

## Photo

![Gouden stekelmuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-spiny-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79930655

## Machine access

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