Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Crab Finger Grass

Mus fernandoni compared with Digitaria sanguinalis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Crab Finger Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Crab Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Digitaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Digitaria sanguinalis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Crab Finger Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Crab Finger Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab Finger Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

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.