Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Amberwing

Notomys macrotis compared with Perithemis tenera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Eastern Amberwing
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Notomys	Perithemis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Perithemis tenera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Amberwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Amberwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.