Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Wormseed

Mus fernandoni compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wormseed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dysphania
Species	Mus fernandoni	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.