Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Mossy Fern

Acomys nesiotes compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Acomys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Mossy 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.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

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