Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Everlasting Pea

Notomys macrotis compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Everlasting Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Lathyrus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.