Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs milkweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Gomphocarpus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (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.