Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Trefoil Cress

Mus fernandoni compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cardamine
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cardamine trifolia

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Trefoil Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.