Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cuman Ragweed

Notomys macrotis compared with Ambrosia psilostachya

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cuman Ragweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cuman Ragweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Ambrosia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ambrosia psilostachya

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cuman Ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cuman Ragweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuman Ragweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.