Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Fivefingers

Mus fernandoni compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Syngonium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.