Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fishpoison

Notomys macrotis compared with Tephrosia purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fishpoison
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	Tephrosia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tephrosia purpurea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fishpoison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishpoison

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), 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.