Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs wild almond

Mus fernandoni compared with Prunus turneriana

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while wild almond is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wild almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Mus fernandoni	Prunus turneriana

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

wild almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wild almond
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild almond

Habitat

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

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.