Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Mus fernandoni compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dicksonia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.