Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Floating Fern

Mus fernandoni compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Salvinia
Species	Mus fernandoni	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

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.