Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs negrohead

Mus fernandoni compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while negrohead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Annona
Species	Mus fernandoni	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.