Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Notomys macrotis compared with Chiropodomys gliroides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Chiropodomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Chiropodomys gliroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.