Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Notomys macrotis compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Noctuidae
Genus Notomys Anarta
Species Notomys macrotis Anarta melanopa

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Broad-Bordered White Underwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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