Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Flame Nasturtium

Notomys macrotis compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Notomys	Tropaeolum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.