Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Two-flowered Everlasting-pea

Mus fernandoni compared with Lathyrus grandiflorus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Two-flowered Everlasting-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Two-flowered Everlasting-pea
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)	Lathyrus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lathyrus grandiflorus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Two-flowered Everlasting-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Two-flowered Everlasting-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Two-flowered Everlasting-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, Ireland, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.