Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Crinan Ear

Notomys macrotis compared with Amphipoea crinanensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Crinan Ear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Crinan Ear
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Amphipoea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Amphipoea crinanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Crinan Ear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Crinan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crinan Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.