Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Mouterde's Ragwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Jacobaea mouterdei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Mouterde's Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Jacobaea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Jacobaea mouterdei

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Mouterde's Ragwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Mouterde's Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouterde's Ragwort

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.