Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Mountain Needlewood

Mus fernandoni compared with Hakea lissosperma

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Mountain Needlewood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hakea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Mountain Needlewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.