Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Tiny vetch

Mus fernandoni compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Vicia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.