Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Shamel ash

Mus fernandoni compared with Fraxinus uhdei

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Shamel ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Shamel ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Fraxinus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Fraxinus uhdei

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Shamel ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Shamel ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shamel ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and South America (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.