Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Sweet crab apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Malus coronaria

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Sweet crab apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sweet crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Malus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Malus coronaria

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sweet crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.