Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Mus fernandoni compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	four-leaf devil-pepper
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)	Rauvolfia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.