Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Lion's ear

Notomys macrotis compared with Leonotis leonurus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lion's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lion's ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Leonotis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Leonotis leonurus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lion's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Lion's ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lion's ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, and United States.

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.