Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs prairie-mallow

Mus fernandoni compared with Sidalcea candida

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while prairie-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	prairie-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Sidalcea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Sidalcea candida

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

prairie-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	prairie-mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.