Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Heckenzwiebel

Mus fernandoni compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Heckenzwiebel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Heckenzwiebel
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Allium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Allium fistulosum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Heckenzwiebel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Heckenzwiebel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heckenzwiebel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.