Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs drooping she-oak

Mus fernandoni compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while drooping she-oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	drooping she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Allocasuarina
Species	Mus fernandoni	Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	drooping she-oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

drooping she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and India.

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.