Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Lentisk

Mus fernandoni compared with Pistacia lentiscus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Lentisk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lentisk
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)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Pistacia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Pistacia lentiscus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Lentisk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lentisk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.