Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Java-bean

Mus fernandoni compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Senna
Species	Mus fernandoni	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, 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 (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 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.