Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Notomys macrotis compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Creeping Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Notomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Creeping Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.