Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Tuberous vervain

Mus fernandoni compared with Verbena rigida

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Tuberous vervain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tuberous vervain
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)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Verbena
Species	Mus fernandoni	Verbena rigida

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Tuberous vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tuberous vervain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Rwanda, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.