Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Coppery Sprite

Notomys macrotis compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Coppery Sprite
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Notomys	Arielulus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coppery Sprite

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.