Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs ilima

Notomys macrotis compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Malvaceae
Genus Notomys Sida
Species Notomys macrotis Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

ilima

No description available.

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