Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs elm-seed hakea

Mus fernandoni compared with Hakea cycloptera

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while elm-seed hakea is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	elm-seed hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hakea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Hakea cycloptera

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

elm-seed hakea

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	elm-seed hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elm-seed hakea

Habitat

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

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.