Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Black Swallowtail

Notomys macrotis compared with Papilio polyxenes

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Black Swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Black Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Papilionidae
Genus	Notomys	Papilio
Species	Notomys macrotis	Papilio polyxenes

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Black Swallowtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Black Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Black Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

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.

Black Swallowtail

The Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) is a species in the genus Papilio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.