Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Dusky Spreadwing

Notomys macrotis compared with Lestes concinnus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Dusky Spreadwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Lestidae
Genus Notomys Lestes
Species Notomys macrotis Lestes concinnus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dusky Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Dusky Spreadwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Dusky Spreadwing

No description available.

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