Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Devil's Tooth

Mus fernandoni compared with Hydnellum peckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hydnellum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.