Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs false pepperwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Marsilea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.