Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Floating Sundew

Mus fernandoni compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Droseraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Drosera
Species	Mus fernandoni	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.