Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Mus fernandoni compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Potentilla
Species	Mus fernandoni	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	one-flowered cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

one-flowered cinquefoil

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.