Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs

Notomys macrotis compared with Frustulia rhomboides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Amphipleuraceae
Genus Notomys Frustulia
Species Notomys macrotis Frustulia rhomboides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.

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