Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Ooldea dunnart

Notomys macrotis compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Ooldea dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ooldea dunnart

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.