Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Limber Pine

Notomys macrotis compared with Pinus flexilis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Limber Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Limber Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pinus flexilis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Limber Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Limber Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limber Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, and 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.