Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs wall scalewort

Mus fernandoni compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Porella
Species	Mus fernandoni	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.