Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs southern elder

Mus fernandoni compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Sambucus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.