Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Eastern Waterleaf

Notomys macrotis compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hydrophyllum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.