Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Foxtail copperleaf

Notomys macrotis compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Acalypha
Species	Notomys macrotis	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, 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.