Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Mus fernandoni compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hydnellum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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.