Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Cuckoo-Bread

Mus fernandoni compared with Oxalis acetosella

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Oxalis
Species	Mus fernandoni	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cuckoo-Bread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.