Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs pheasant's-eye

Mus fernandoni compared with Adonis microcarpa

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Adonis
Species	Mus fernandoni	Adonis microcarpa

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, France, and Portugal.

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.