Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Crapemyrtle

Mus fernandoni compared with Lagerstroemia indica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Crapemyrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Crapemyrtle
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)	Lythraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lagerstroemia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lagerstroemia indica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Crapemyrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Crapemyrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crapemyrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.