Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Water-snowflake

Mus fernandoni compared with Nymphoides indica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Water-snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Nymphoides
Species	Mus fernandoni	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Water-snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and 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.