Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs yellow monkey-flower

Mus fernandoni compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	yellow monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phrymaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Erythranthe
Species	Mus fernandoni	Erythranthe lutea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	yellow monkey-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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.