Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs arbre de soie

Mus fernandoni compared with Albizia julibrissin

Key Differences

  • Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while arbre de soie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon Spiny Mouse arbre de soie
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Mus (House Mice) Albizia
Species Mus fernandoni Albizia julibrissin

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

arbre de soie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon Spiny Mouse arbre de soie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arbre de soie

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 (4 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, 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.

arbre de soie

No description available.

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