Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Hall crab apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Malus halliana

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Hall crab apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Hall crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Malus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Malus halliana

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Hall crab apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Hall crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hall crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.