Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Disc Mayweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Disc Mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Asterales (نجميات)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Matricaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Disc Mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.