Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Blue Bottle Fly

Notomys macrotis compared with Calliphora vomitoria

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Blue Bottle Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blue Bottle 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	Calliphora
Species	Notomys macrotis	Calliphora vomitoria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blue Bottle Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Blue Bottle Fly

The Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is a species in the genus Calliphora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.