Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Flowering Currant

Mus fernandoni compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ribes
Species	Mus fernandoni	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.