Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Hard Pine

Notomys macrotis compared with Pinus rigida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Hard Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pinus rigida

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hard Pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Hard Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, 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.