Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs yellow saraca

Mus fernandoni compared with Saraca thaipingensis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while yellow saraca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	yellow saraca
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)	Saraca
Species	Mus fernandoni	Saraca thaipingensis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

yellow saraca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	yellow saraca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow saraca

Habitat

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

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.