Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs eared willow

Notomys macrotis compared with Salix aurita

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	eared willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Salix
Species	Notomys macrotis	Salix aurita

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

eared willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eared willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.