Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs New Guinean Quoll

Notomys macrotis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Dasyurus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

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.