Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs two-leaf vetch

Mus fernandoni compared with Vicia unijuga

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while two-leaf vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	two-leaf vetch
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)	Vicia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Vicia unijuga

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

two-leaf vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	two-leaf vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

two-leaf vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Russia and Sweden.

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.