Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs red-necked wallaby

Mus fernandoni compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Mus fernandoni	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ceylon Spiny Mouse and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	red-necked wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

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.

red-necked wallaby

O wallabi-de-pescoco-vermelho (Macropus rufogriseus) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. E uma especie amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.