Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs white mugwort

Mus fernandoni compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while white mugwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	white mugwort
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)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Artemisia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	white mugwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.