Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs intermediate oak fern

Mus fernandoni compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Gymnocarpium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	intermediate oak fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.