Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Dune Dandelion

Notomys macrotis compared with Taraxacum dunense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Dune Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Taraxacum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Taraxacum dunense

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.