Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Poison devil's-pepper

Mus fernandoni compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Rauvolfia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Poison devil's-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

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.