Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs house mouse

Mus fernandoni compared with Mus musculus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while house mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	house mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus same	Mus (House Mice)	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Mus fernandoni	Mus musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ceylon Spiny Mouse and house mouse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mus. (House Mice)

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

house mouse

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	house mouse
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	2 years
Average Length	—	9 cm
Average Weight	—	20 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

house mouse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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.

house mouse

地球上で最も広く分布し個体数が多い哺乳類の一つであるハツカネズミは南アジアを起源とし、南極大陸を除くすべての大陸に人類文明とともに広まった。体重わずか15〜25gで、最小限の食物と水で生存できる高度に適応した雑食性動物である。世界で最も一般的に使用される実験動物として、生物医学研究のほぼすべての分野に貢献してきた。世界的に農業に多大な被害を与える。