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The Cairo spiny mouse, aka Egyptian spiny mouse, Arabian spiny mouse, or common spiny mouse, hails from northern Africa. More specifically Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Sudan. They prefer dry, rocky habitats with sparse vegetation, often close to human settlements. Due to an abundant and stable population, these […]

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