Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Notomys macrotis compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Illawarra Flame Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Illawarra Flame Tree
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	Brachychiton
Species	Notomys macrotis	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Illawarra Flame Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.