Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs long yam

Mus fernandoni compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dioscorea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.