Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs pliant lettuce

Mus fernandoni compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lactuca
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

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.