Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Pacific Maple

Mus fernandoni compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Aglaia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Pacific Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Maple

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.