Wilson's spiny mouse

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Wilson's spiny mouse

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |date=2017 |title=Acomys wilsoni |volume=2017 |page=e.T276A113477310 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T276A113477310.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| genus = Acomys

| species = wilsoni

| authority = Thomas, 1892

| synonyms =

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Wilson's spiny mouse (Acomys wilsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001019 | page = 1200}}

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.Molecular evidence suggests that spiny mice (Acomys) are genetically more closely related to gerbils (Gerbillinae) than they are to actual mice (Muridae) based on their murine morphology.{{Cite journal |last1=Chevret |first1=P |last2=Denys |first2=C |last3=Jaeger |first3=J J |last4=Michaux |first4=J |last5=Catzeflis |first5=F M |date=1993-04-15 |title=Molecular evidence that the spiny mouse (Acomys) is more closely related to gerbils (Gerbillinae) than to true mice (Murinae). |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |language=en |volume=90 |issue=8 |pages=3433–3436 |doi=10.1073/pnas.90.8.3433 |doi-access=free |issn=0027-8424 |pmc=46314 |pmid=8475093|bibcode=1993PNAS...90.3433C }}