Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs lemon

Mus fernandoni compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while lemon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	lemon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Citrus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	lemon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.