Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Cork Elm

Mus fernandoni compared with Ulmus thomasii

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Cork Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cork Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ulmus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Ulmus thomasii

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Cork Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cork Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.