Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs joint-vetch

Notomys macrotis compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	joint-vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Aeschynomene
Species	Notomys macrotis	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), 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.