Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Marsh fleabane

Mus fernandoni compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Pluchea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.