Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Soapberry

Mus fernandoni compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Sapindus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.