Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs pato-real

Mus fernandoni compared with Anas platyrhynchos

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while pato-real is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pato-real
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anatidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Anas
Species	Mus fernandoni	Anas platyrhynchos

Evolutionary Relationship

Ceylon Spiny Mouse and pato-real share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

pato-real

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	pato-real
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pato-real

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Nepal), Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

pato-real

O pato-real (Anas platyrhynchos) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.