Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs wild custard-apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Annona senegalensis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while wild custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wild custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Annona
Species	Mus fernandoni	Annona senegalensis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wild custard-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

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.