Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Small Cow-Wheat

Mus fernandoni compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Melampyrum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, 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.