Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs mexican-apple

Mus fernandoni compared with Casimiroa edulis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while mexican-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mexican-apple
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)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Casimiroa
Species	Mus fernandoni	Casimiroa edulis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

mexican-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mexican-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mexican-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.