Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Frog Hakea

Mus fernandoni compared with Hakea nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Frog 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 nitida

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Frog Hakea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Frog Hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frog Hakea

Habitat

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

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.