Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs black wattle

Notomys macrotis compared with Acacia aulacocarpa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	black wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Acacia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Acacia aulacocarpa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Samoa.

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 wattle

The black wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Samoa.