Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Deviltree

Mus fernandoni compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Deviltree
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Alstonia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.