Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Forest Num-num

Mus fernandoni compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Carissa
Species	Mus fernandoni	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.