Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Mus fernandoni compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red-Seeded Dandelion
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)	Taraxacum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.

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.