Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Curled Thistle

Mus fernandoni compared with Carduus crispus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Curled Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Carduus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.