Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Wire With

Mus fernandoni compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wire With
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)	Desmodium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.