Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs screw-pine

Mus fernandoni compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Pandanus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

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

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.