Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs forest-oak

Mus fernandoni compared with Allocasuarina torulosa

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while forest-oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	forest-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Allocasuarina
Species	Mus fernandoni	Allocasuarina torulosa

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

forest-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	forest-oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forest-oak

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.