Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Mus fernandoni compared with Alticola olchonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Alticola
Species	Mus fernandoni	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ceylon Spiny Mouse and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

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.