Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cherry Slug Sawfly

Notomys macrotis compared with Caliroa cerasi

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cherry Slug Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cherry Slug Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Notomys	Caliroa
Species	Notomys macrotis	Caliroa cerasi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cherry Slug Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cherry Slug Sawfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi) is a species in the genus Caliroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.