Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs New Marsh Cosmet

Notomys macrotis compared with Cosmopterix scribaiella

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while New Marsh Cosmet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	New Marsh Cosmet
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)	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Notomys	Cosmopterix
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cosmopterix scribaiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and New Marsh Cosmet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

New Marsh Cosmet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	New Marsh Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.