Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cork Moth

Notomys macrotis compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cork Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cork Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tineidae
Genus	Notomys	Nemapogon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nemapogon cloacella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cork Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.