Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs pine-strawberry

Mus fernandoni compared with Fragaria chiloensis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while pine-strawberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pine-strawberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Fragaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Fragaria chiloensis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

pine-strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pine-strawberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pine-strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.