Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Stinking willie

Mus fernandoni compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Jacobaea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.