Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs wild madder

Mus fernandoni compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Rubia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.