Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs picris broomrape

Mus fernandoni compared with Orobanche picridis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while picris broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	picris broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Orobanche
Species	Mus fernandoni	Orobanche picridis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

picris broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	picris broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

picris broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.