Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Gansu Shrew

Notomys macrotis compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Soricidae
Genus Notomys Sorex
Species Notomys macrotis Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Gansu Shrew

No description available.

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