Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Spring Sowbread

Mus fernandoni compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Primulaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cyclamen
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Spring Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, 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.