Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Red Ammannia

Mus fernandoni compared with Ammannia senegalensis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Red Ammannia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red Ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ammannia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Ammannia senegalensis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red Ammannia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.