Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs hooked threadwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Cephaloziella uncinata

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while hooked threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	hooked threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cephaloziella
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cephaloziella uncinata

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	hooked threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.