Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Mountain yam

Mus fernandoni compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dioscorea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.