Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Silkrubber

Mus fernandoni compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Funtumia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, 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.