Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Love Apple

Notomys macrotis compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Paris
Species	Notomys macrotis	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Love Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.