Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs False Water Rat

Notomys macrotis compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Xeromys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.