Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs winged prickly-ash

Mus fernandoni compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

  • Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon Spiny Mouse winged prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rutaceae
Genus Mus (House Mice) Zanthoxylum
Species Mus fernandoni Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon Spiny Mouse winged prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.

winged prickly-ash

No description available.

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