Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs tickle grass

Mus fernandoni compared with Panicum trichoides

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while tickle grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	tickle grass
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)	Panicum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Panicum trichoides

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

tickle grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	tickle grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tickle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

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.