Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs midwestern arrowhead

Mus fernandoni compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while midwestern arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Sagittaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.

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.