Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Papuan bandicoot

Notomys macrotis compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peramelidae
Genus	Notomys	Microperoryctes
Species	Notomys macrotis	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

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.