What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Chudeau's Spiny Mouse been recorded?

Acomys chudeaui occurrence evidence comes from 123 records in 8 countries and territories, from 2002 to 2008. Most records come from Senegal.

MammaliaRodentiaMuridaeAcomys

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

123 records across 8 countries and territories, 2002–2008.

Acomys chudeaui · GBIF taxon key 4264829

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.

4 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Chudeau's Spiny Mouse has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Chudeau's Spiny Mouse. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Senegal 44
Mauritania 27
Mali 25
Cameroon 8
Benin 7
Niger 6
Chad 5
Morocco 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.