Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Canada Cinquefoil

Notomys macrotis compared with Potentilla canadensis

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Canada Cinquefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Notomys Potentilla
Species Notomys macrotis Potentilla canadensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Canada Cinquefoil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canada Cinquefoil

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.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.

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