Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lettuce Shark

Notomys macrotis compared with Cucullia lactucae

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lettuce Shark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lettuce Shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Notomys	Cucullia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cucullia lactucae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lettuce Shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lettuce Shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lettuce Shark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.