Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Notomys macrotis compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sphingidae
Genus	Notomys	Hemaris
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.