Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Notomys macrotis compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Alionycteris
Species	Notomys macrotis	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.