Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Notomys macrotis compared with Rhinolophus sinicus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Notomys	Rhinolophus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Rhinolophus sinicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

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 Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.