Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Florida silver palm

Notomys macrotis compared with Coccothrinax argentata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Florida silver palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Florida silver palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Notomys	Coccothrinax
Species	Notomys macrotis	Coccothrinax argentata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Florida silver palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Florida silver palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida silver palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.