Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs mersawa

Mus fernandoni compared with Anisoptera costata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Anisoptera
Species	Mus fernandoni	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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

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.