Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs greater chickweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Stellaria neglecta

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while greater chickweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	greater chickweed
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Stellaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Stellaria neglecta

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	greater chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.