Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs sweet tanglehead

Mus fernandoni compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Heteropogon
Species	Mus fernandoni	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.