Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs dooryard sowbug

Notomys macrotis compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Notomys	Porcellio
Species	Notomys macrotis	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.