Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Cut-leaved Dead-nettle

Mus fernandoni compared with Lamium hybridum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Cut-leaved Dead-nettle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cut-leaved Dead-nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lamium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lamium hybridum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Cut-leaved Dead-nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cut-leaved Dead-nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-leaved Dead-nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.