Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs willow-weed

Mus fernandoni compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Persicaria
Species	Mus fernandoni	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.

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.