Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Water spangles

Mus fernandoni compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Salvinia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.