Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Guava

Mus fernandoni compared with Psidium guajava

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Guava is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Guava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Psidium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Psidium guajava

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Guava

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Guava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guava

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (8 countries).

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.