Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs River Maple

Mus fernandoni compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Acer
Species	Mus fernandoni	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.