Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Duckweed

Notomys macrotis compared with Lemna perpusilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Duckweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Araceae
Genus Notomys Lemna
Species Notomys macrotis Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Duckweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Duckweed

No description available.

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