Balkan Maple vs Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Acer hyrcanum compared with Mus fernandoni

Key Differences

Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acer	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Mus fernandoni

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.