Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Floating Fern

Acomys nesiotes compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acomys	Salvinia
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).