Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fringed dodder

Notomys macrotis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cuscuta
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.