Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs finger hakea

Mus fernandoni compared with Hakea dactyloides

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while finger hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	finger 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 dactyloides

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

finger hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	finger hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

finger hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.