Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Elm flea weevil

Notomys macrotis compared with Orchestes alni

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Elm flea weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Elm flea weevil
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Curculionidae
Genus Notomys Orchestes
Species Notomys macrotis Orchestes alni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Elm flea weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Elm flea weevil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm flea weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, 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.

Elm flea weevil

No description available.

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