Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fen Snout

Notomys macrotis compared with Nemotelus pantherina

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fen Snout is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fen Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Notomys	Nemotelus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nemotelus pantherina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fen Snout

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fen Snout
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.