Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Indian toothcup

Notomys macrotis compared with Rotala indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Indian toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Notomys	Rotala
Species	Notomys macrotis	Rotala indica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.