Maui's paddle vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Chiropodomys
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.