Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs joint-vetch

Mus fernandoni compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	joint-vetch
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)	Aeschynomene
Species	Mus fernandoni	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.