Cape Spiny Mouse vs Floating Fern

Acomys subspinosus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny Mouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acomys	Salvinia
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Cape Spiny Mouse

The Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a species in the genus Acomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.