Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Mus fernandoni compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Puccinia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

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.