Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Lesser Spearwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Ranunculus flammula

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Lesser Spearwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ranunculus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.