Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs nageil

Mus fernandoni compared with Eleusine indica

Key Differences

  • Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while nageil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon Spiny Mouse nageil
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Mammalia (ثدييات) Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order Rodentia (قوارض) Poales (قبئيات)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Mus (House Mice) Eleusine
Species Mus fernandoni Eleusine indica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

nageil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon Spiny Mouse nageil
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Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nageil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

The Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species in the genus Mus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

nageil

No description available.

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