Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs mountain-devil

Mus fernandoni compared with Lambertia formosa

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while mountain-devil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mountain-devil
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Proteales (อันดับเหมือดคน)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lambertia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lambertia formosa

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mountain-devil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-devil

Habitat

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

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.