Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mosquito Basil

Notomys macrotis compared with Ocimum campechianum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mosquito Basil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mosquito Basil
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	Ocimum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ocimum campechianum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mosquito Basil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mosquito Basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mosquito Basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.