Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Moon Trefoil

Mus fernandoni compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Medicago
Species	Mus fernandoni	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.