Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Doubleday's Pug

Notomys macrotis compared with Eupithecia cauchiata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Doubleday's Pug is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Doubleday's 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 cauchiata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Doubleday's Pug

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Doubleday's Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Doubleday's Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.