Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs square-stemmed willowherb

Mus fernandoni compared with Epilobium tetragonum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while square-stemmed willowherb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	square-stemmed willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Onagraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Epilobium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Epilobium tetragonum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

square-stemmed willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	square-stemmed willowherb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

square-stemmed willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.