Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Texas Ash

Mus fernandoni compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Texas Ash
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)	Oleaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Fraxinus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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

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.