Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs lettered cone

Notomys macrotis compared with Conus litteratus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while lettered cone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	lettered cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Conidae
Genus	Notomys	Conus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Conus litteratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and lettered cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	lettered cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.