Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Gut Weed

Notomys macrotis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Notomys	Ulva
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.