Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Spiny Threadwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Spiny Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cephaloziella
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.