Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Streamside Swordfern

Notomys macrotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.