Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs storax

Mus fernandoni compared with Styrax officinalis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while storax is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	storax
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)	Styracaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Styrax
Species	Mus fernandoni	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

storax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, 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.