Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Mus fernandoni compared with Montia parvifolia

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Montiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Montia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Small-Leaved Blinks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

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.