Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs

Mus fernandoni compared with Neonectria punicea

Key Differences

Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Neonectria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Neonectria punicea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Neonectria punicea is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Nectriaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces bright red or crimson perithecia on dead wood and bark of broadleaf trees. It is a saprotrophic fungus widely distributed in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere.