Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs provision-tree

Mus fernandoni compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Pachira
Species	Mus fernandoni	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	provision-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.