Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Notomys macrotis compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Anourosorex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Anourosorex squamipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Chinese Mole Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.