Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Staggerweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dicentra
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, 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.