Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Gray Flying Fox

Notomys macrotis compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

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.