Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Yellow Pouncewort

Mus fernandoni compared with Lejeunea flava

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Yellow Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lejeunea
Species	Mus fernandoni	Lejeunea flava

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Yellow Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Yellow Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, 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.