Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Hairy Snakefern

Notomys fuscus compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Microgramma
Species	Notomys fuscus	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Hairy Snakefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.