Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Perth Button

Notomys macrotis compared with Acleris abietana

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Perth Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Perth Button
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) Tortricidae
Genus Notomys Acleris
Species Notomys macrotis Acleris abietana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Perth Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Perth Button
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perth Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Perth Button

No description available.

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