Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Lemon beebrush

Mus fernandoni compared with Aloysia citrodora

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Lemon beebrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lemon beebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Aloysia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Aloysia citrodora

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Lemon beebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lemon beebrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon beebrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Cuba, United States), 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.