Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cabbage Moth

Notomys macrotis compared with Plutella xylostella

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cabbage Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cabbage Moth
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)	Plutellidae
Genus	Notomys	Plutella
Species	Notomys macrotis	Plutella xylostella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cabbage Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cabbage Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabbage Moth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.

Cabbage Moth

The Cabbage Moth (Plutella xylostella) is a species in the genus Plutella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms.