Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs mountain mare's-tail

Mus fernandoni compared with Hippuris montana

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while mountain mare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mountain mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hippuris
Species	Mus fernandoni	Hippuris montana

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

mountain mare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	mountain mare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain mare's-tail

Habitat

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

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.