Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs wild pineapple

Mus fernandoni compared with Macrozamia miquelii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wild pineapple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Macrozamia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Macrozamia miquelii

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

wild pineapple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild pineapple

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.