Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs bredo

Mus fernandoni compared with Amaranthus blitoides

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while bredo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	bredo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Amaranthus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Amaranthus blitoides

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

bredo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	bredo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bredo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco, South Africa), Asia (8 countries), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.