Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Regel's chickweed

Mus fernandoni compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cerastium
Species	Mus fernandoni	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Regel's chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.