Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Heath Rivulet

Notomys macrotis compared with Perizoma minorata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Heath Rivulet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Heath Rivulet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Geometridae
Genus	Notomys	Perizoma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Perizoma minorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Heath Rivulet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Heath Rivulet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Heath Rivulet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Rivulet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.