Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs slender tare

Mus fernandoni compared with Vicia parviflora

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while slender tare is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	slender tare
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)	Vicia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Vicia parviflora

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

slender tare

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	slender tare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender tare

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Hungary, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.