Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Red ginger

Mus fernandoni compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Alpinia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.