Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Hortensia

Mus fernandoni compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Hortensia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortensia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.