Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Elephant Apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dillenia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.