Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Formosan Serow

Notomys macrotis compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Formosan Serow
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Rodentia (ネズミ目) Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Notomys Capricornis
Species Notomys macrotis Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Formosan Serow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Formosan Serow

No description available.

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