Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs corn sand spurrey

Mus fernandoni compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	corn sand spurrey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Spergularia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Spergularia segetalis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	corn sand spurrey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

corn sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.