Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs large-seed dodder

Mus fernandoni compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cuscuta
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and 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.