Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Mus fernandoni compared with Barbarea stricta

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Small-Flowered Winter-Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Barbarea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Barbarea stricta

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.