Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Sickle senna

Mus fernandoni compared with Senna tora

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Sickle senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sickle senna
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)	Senna
Species	Mus fernandoni	Senna tora

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Sickle senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sickle senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (El Salvador, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries).

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.