Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs hemlock water-dropwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Oenanthe crocata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while hemlock water-dropwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	hemlock water-dropwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Notomys	Oenanthe
Species	Notomys macrotis	Oenanthe crocata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and hemlock water-dropwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

hemlock water-dropwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	hemlock water-dropwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hemlock water-dropwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.