Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Narrow swordfern

Mus fernandoni compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Nephrolepis
Species	Mus fernandoni	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.