Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Hormiguerillo

Mus fernandoni compared with Senna multijuga

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Hormiguerillo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Hormiguerillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Senna
Species	Mus fernandoni	Senna multijuga

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Hormiguerillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hormiguerillo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.