Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs smooth heliotrope

Mus fernandoni compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Heliotropium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	smooth heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), 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.