Bed-jacket vs Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Mus fernandoni

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Rodentia (Roedores)
Family Sapindaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Alectryon Mus (House Mice)
Species Alectryon tomentosus Mus fernandoni

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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