Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs cush-cush

Notomys macrotis compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	cush-cush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Notomys	Dioscorea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cush-cush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.