Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fivefingers

Notomys macrotis compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Notomys	Syngonium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 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.