Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs field locoweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while field locoweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Oxytropis
Species	Mus fernandoni	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	field locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.