Ceylon spiny mouse
Mus fernandoni (Phillips, 1932)
The ceylon spiny mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 21.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the ceylon spiny mouse
- Weight
- 21.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the ceylon spiny mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the ceylon spiny mouse?
The Ceylon spiny mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sri Lanka, where it is known as ශ්රී ලංකා කටු හීන් මීයා in Sinhala language.
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Is the ceylon spiny mouse endangered?
The ceylon spiny mouse is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the ceylon spiny mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusMus
- SpeciesMus fernandoni (Phillips, 1932)
Synonyms Legadilla fernandoni, Leggadilla fernandoni
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- myš FernandovaCzech
- Ceylon-StachelzwergmausGerman
- ceyloninhiiriFinnish
- Topo spinoso dello Sri LankaItalian
- フェルナンドハツカネズミJapanese
- mysz cejlońskaPolish
- Цейлонская мышьRussian
- MiyaSinhala
- ශ්රී ලංකා කටු හීන් මීයාSinhala
- Podi-miyaSinhala
- Sund’elliTamil
Relatives of the ceylon spiny mouse
Other species in the same genus Mus.
House mouse
Mus musculus
African pygmy mouse
Mus minutoides
Steppe mouse
Mus spicilegus
Little Indian field mouse
Mus booduga
Macedonian mouse
Mus macedonicus
Algerian mouse
Mus spretus
CompareCeylon spiny mouse vs House mouseCeylon spiny mouse vs African pygmy mouseCeylon spiny mouse vs Steppe mouseCeylon spiny mouse vs Little Indian field mouse
Common questions
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How big is the ceylon spiny mouse?
An adult ceylon spiny mouse weighs 21.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ceylon spiny mouse endangered?
The ceylon spiny mouse is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the ceylon spiny mouse?
The ceylon spiny mouse (Mus fernandoni) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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