Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mediterranean sage

Notomys macrotis compared with Salvia aethiopis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mediterranean sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mediterranean sage
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	Salvia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Salvia aethiopis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mediterranean sage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean sage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.