Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs sweet mint

Mus fernandoni compared with Mentha suavis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while sweet mint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	sweet mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Mentha
Species	Mus fernandoni	Mentha suavis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

sweet mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	sweet mint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet mint

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.