Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Mus fernandoni compared with Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Dalmatia Pyrethrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
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)	Tanacetum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.