Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Dwarf Mountain Pine

Notomys macrotis compared with Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dwarf Mountain Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pherosphaera
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Mountain Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.