Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Wild Ash

Mus fernandoni compared with Fraxinus dimorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wild Ash
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)	Oleaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Fraxinus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Fraxinus dimorpha

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Wild Ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wild Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Ash

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.