Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Coolabah Apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Angophora melanoxylon

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Coolabah Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Coolabah Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Angophora
Species	Mus fernandoni	Angophora melanoxylon

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Coolabah Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Coolabah Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coolabah Apple

Habitat

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

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.