Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Cultivated radish

Mus fernandoni compared with Raphanus sativus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Cultivated radish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cultivated radish
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Raphanus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Raphanus sativus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Cultivated radish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cultivated radish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cultivated radish

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 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.