Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Juniper Disco

Notomys macrotis compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pithya
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Juniper Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.