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Cairo spiny mouse

Acomys cahirinus (É.Geoffroy, 1803)

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Gabal El Uweinat Egypt, Libya, Sudan
Sinai Peninsula Egypt, Israel
Itbay Egypt, Sudan
Jebel Akhdar (Libya) Libya
East Sahara Mountains (nn) Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopian Highlands Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan
Western Highlands (Ethiopia) Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan
Northwest Ethiopian Highlands Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
Semien Mountains Ethiopia
Wollo Highlands Ethiopia
Lasta Massif Ethiopia
Wollo Highlands (nn) Ethiopia
Northern Highlands (Eritrea) Eritrea, Sudan
Central Plateau (Eritrea) Eritrea, Ethiopia
Gojjam Highlands Ethiopia, Sudan
Dangvur Mountains Ethiopia, Sudan
Choke Mountains Ethiopia
Gojjam Highlands (nn) Ethiopia, Sudan
Shoa Highlands Ethiopia, Sudan
Entoto Mountains Ethiopia
Shoa Highlands (nn) Ethiopia, Sudan
Tigray Plateau Eritrea, Ethiopia
Southwest Ethiopian Highlands Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan
Southwest Ethiopian Highlands (nn) Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan
Zebidar Massif Ethiopia
Aman Mountains Ethiopia, South Sudan
Guge Mountains Ethiopia
Amaro Mountains Ethiopia
Arsi Mountains Ethiopia
Chilalo-Galama Mountain Range Ethiopia
Arsi Mountains (nn) Ethiopia
Mount Afdem Ethiopia
Chercher Mountains Ethiopia
Afar Triangle Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Erta Ale Range Ethiopia
Mabla Mountains Djibouti
Arrei Mountains Djibouti, Ethiopia
Goda Mountains Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Danakil Alps Eritrea, Ethiopia
Afar Triangle (nn) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia

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