Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Sichuan-pepper

Mus fernandoni compared with Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Sichuan-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sichuan-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Sichuan-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Sichuan-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sichuan-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.