Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Yellow-flowered Teasel

Mus fernandoni compared with Dipsacus strigosus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Yellow-flowered Teasel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow-flowered Teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dipsacus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dipsacus strigosus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Yellow-flowered Teasel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow-flowered Teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-flowered Teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 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.