Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs spear grass

Mus fernandoni compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while spear grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	spear grass
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Nassella
Species	Mus fernandoni	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	spear grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spear grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, 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.