Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Trailing indigo

Mus fernandoni compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Indigofera
Species	Mus fernandoni	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Trailing indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, 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.