Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Goa-bean

Mus fernandoni compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Psophocarpus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.