Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Custard Apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Annona
Species	Mus fernandoni	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Custard Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.