Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Napoleon's plume

Mus fernandoni compared with Bauhinia monandra

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Napoleon's plume is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Napoleon's plume
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)	Bauhinia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Bauhinia monandra

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Napoleon's plume

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Napoleon's plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Napoleon's plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), 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.