Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Eastern Sowbread

Mus fernandoni compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Eastern Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Primulaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cyclamen
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cyclamen coum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Eastern Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.