Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Mus fernandoni compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Dickie's bladder-fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cystopteris
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cystopteris dickieana

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Dickie's bladder-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.