Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Thanh yên

Mus fernandoni compared with Citrus medica

Key Differences

  • Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Thanh yên is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon Spiny Mouse Thanh yên
Kingdom Animalia (động vật) Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum Chordata (động vật có dây sống) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (lớp Thú) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm) Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rutaceae
Genus Mus (House Mice) Citrus
Species Mus fernandoni Citrus medica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Thanh yên

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon Spiny Mouse Thanh yên
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thanh yên

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives), Europe (Croatia, France), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Thanh yên

The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species in the genus Citrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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