Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Blue Phlox

Notomys macrotis compared with Phlox divaricata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Blue Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Blue Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Phlox
Species	Notomys macrotis	Phlox divaricata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Blue Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Blue Phlox

The Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) is a species in the genus Phlox. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.