Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs horse

Notomys macrotis compared with Equus caballus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	horse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Notomys	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Equus caballus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and horse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

horse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

horse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Sri Lanka), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (7 countries).

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.