Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Mus fernandoni compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
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)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ranunculus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, 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.