Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs fideo

Mus fernandoni compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while fideo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon Spiny Mouse fideo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Mus (House Mice) Cuscuta
Species Mus fernandoni Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

fideo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon Spiny Mouse fideo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fideo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

fideo

No description available.

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