Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Needle Bush

Notomys macrotis compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hakea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.