Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs scarlet flame-bean

Mus fernandoni compared with Brownea coccinea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while scarlet flame-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	scarlet flame-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)	Brownea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Brownea coccinea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

scarlet flame-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	scarlet flame-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scarlet flame-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Seychelles.

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.