Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Wingstem spurry

Mus fernandoni compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Spergula
Species	Mus fernandoni	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wingstem spurry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, and United States.

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.