Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Mus fernandoni compared with Opuntia chlorotica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Dollar-joint Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Opuntia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Opuntia chlorotica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Italy.

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.