Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Firespike

Notomys macrotis compared with Odontonema tubaeforme

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Firespike
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Odontonema
Species	Notomys macrotis	Odontonema tubaeforme

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Firespike

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firespike

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.