Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs boring clam

Notomys macrotis compared with Tridacna crocea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while boring clam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	boring clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cardiidae
Genus	Notomys	Tridacna
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tridacna crocea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

boring clam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	boring clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boring clam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.

boring clam

The Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) is a species in the genus Tridacna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.