Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Pigeon bundleflower

Mus fernandoni compared with Desmanthus pernambucanus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Pigeon bundleflower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Pigeon bundleflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Desmanthus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Desmanthus pernambucanus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Pigeon bundleflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Pigeon bundleflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon bundleflower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.