Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Tangerine

Mus fernandoni compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Citrus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.