Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Yellow Dodder

Mus fernandoni compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cuscuta
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.