Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Ferny Azolla

Mus fernandoni compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Ferny Azolla
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	Mus (House Mice)	Azolla
Species	Mus fernandoni	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.