Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Rough Bedstraw

Mus fernandoni compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Galium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.