Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Wayside Pepperwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Wayside Pepperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wayside Pepperwort
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)	Lepidium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wayside Pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.