Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs olive baboon

Mus fernandoni compared with Papio anubis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while olive baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	olive baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Papio
Species	Mus fernandoni	Papio anubis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ceylon Spiny Mouse and olive baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

olive baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	olive baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.