Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lesser bilby

Notomys macrotis compared with Macrotis leucura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Notomys	Macrotis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

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.