Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Marsh Valerian

Notomys macrotis compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Marsh Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Notomys	Valeriana
Species	Notomys macrotis	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.