Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Indian-nut

Notomys macrotis compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Notomys	Areca
Species	Notomys macrotis	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.