Global Species : Mus fernandoni (Ceylon spiny mouse)

Mus fernandoni (Ceylon spiny mouse)

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The Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sri Lanka.

View Wikipedia Record: Mus fernandoni

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Mus fernandoni

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0)

Unique (100)

Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0)

Unique & Vulnerable (100)

ED Score: 2.2

EDGE Score: 3.24

Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Name	Countries	Ecozone	Biome
Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests	Sri Lanka	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Sri Lanka lowland rain forests	Sri Lanka	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sri Lanka montane rain forests	Sri Lanka	Indo-Malayan	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Name	Location	Endemic	Species	Website	Map
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka	India, Sri Lanka	Yes

Species recognized by Musser G.G., 02-May-2001, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in

Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder

Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License

EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London

Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.