Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs silverleaf desmodium

Mus fernandoni compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	silverleaf desmodium
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)	Desmodium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.