Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs cotton aphid

Notomys macrotis compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aphididae
Genus	Notomys	Aphis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.