Asian Bittersweet vs Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Notomys macrotis

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Big-eared Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Celastraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Celastrus	Notomys
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Notomys macrotis

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Big-eared Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.