original: Despite their similarity to members of the genus Mus, scientists suspect that the African spiny mice may be more closely related to gerbils than to common mice.
simplifications: Despite being like the genus Mus, scientists think African spiny mice may be more like gerbils than common mice. Despite their similarity to the genus Mus, scientists think that the African spiny mice may be related to gerbils. Despite similarities to Mus, scientists suspect African mice may be closer to gerbils than common mice. Scientists believe the African spiny mice are more related to gerbils than to common mice. While they look like members of the genus Mus, scientists think the African spiny mice are closer to gerbils than to common mice. Scientists think the African spiny mice may be more closely related to gerbils than to common mice, despite their similarity to the genus Mus, Even though they are similar to members of the Mus genus, scientists think African spiny mice are more related to gerbils than to mice. Despite their similarity to Mus, scientists suspect that African spiny mice may be more closely related to gerbils than to mice. Scientists suspect that the African spiny mice may be more closely related to gerbils than to common mice. Despite their similarity to the Mus family, scientists suspect that African spiny mice might be more closely related to gerbils than to common mice.