Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fiery Copper

Notomys macrotis compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fiery Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Notomys	Lycaena
Species	Notomys macrotis	Lycaena thetis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fiery Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.