Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Red Hamburger Bean

Mus fernandoni compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Mucuna
Species	Mus fernandoni	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red Hamburger Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.