Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Mus fernandoni compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Artibeus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ceylon Spiny Mouse and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.