Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Notomys macrotis compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Acerodon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

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.