Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cereal Fly

Notomys macrotis compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Opomyzidae
Genus	Notomys	Geomyza
Species	Notomys macrotis	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).