Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Notomys macrotis compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Notomys	Ctenolepisma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.