Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Toothwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lathraea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.