Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs veldt-grape

Mus fernandoni compared with Cissus quadrangularis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while veldt-grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	veldt-grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Vitaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cissus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cissus quadrangularis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

veldt-grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	veldt-grape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

veldt-grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Maldives), and North America (Cuba, 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.