Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Hop Flea Beetle

Notomys macrotis compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Hop Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Notomys	Psylliodes
Species	Notomys macrotis	Psylliodes attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Hop Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hop Flea Beetle

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.