Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Lagos-rubber

Mus fernandoni compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Funtumia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.