Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Green ash, Red ash

Mus fernandoni compared with Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Green ash, Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Fraxinus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Green ash, Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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.