Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Tape grass

Mus fernandoni compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Tape grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tape grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Vallisneria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Tape grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.