Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Currant Pug

Notomys macrotis compared with Eupithecia assimilata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Currant Pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Currant Pug
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Eupithecia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Eupithecia assimilata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Currant Pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Currant Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Currant Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.