Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Wild hops

Mus fernandoni compared with Flemingia strobilifera

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Wild hops is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wild hops
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)	Flemingia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Flemingia strobilifera

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Wild hops

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild hops

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Singapore), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Suriname).

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.