Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Red melastome

Mus fernandoni compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red melastome
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)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Melastoma
Species	Mus fernandoni	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.