Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs scentless mayweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while scentless mayweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	scentless mayweed
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)	Tripleurospermum
Species	Mus fernandoni	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	scentless mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.