Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Yellow crabgrass

Mus fernandoni compared with Digitaria fuscescens

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Yellow crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Digitaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Digitaria fuscescens

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Yellow crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.