Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Slender centaury

Mus fernandoni compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Slender centaury
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)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Centaurium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Slender centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.

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.