Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Blow fly

Notomys macrotis compared with Lucilia caesar

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Blow fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blow fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Notomys	Lucilia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Lucilia caesar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Blow fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blow fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blow fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Blow fly

The Blow fly (Lucilia caesar) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.