Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs mountain thistle

Mus fernandoni compared with Acanthus montanus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while mountain thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Acanthus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mountain thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.