Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs limestone fern

Mus fernandoni compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	limestone 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 robertianum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.