Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Doum Palm

Mus fernandoni compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Doum Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hyphaene
Species	Mus fernandoni	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Doum Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.