Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs trailing tormentil

Mus fernandoni compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Potentilla
Species	Mus fernandoni	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.