Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Pink Coreopsis

Notomys macrotis compared with Coreopsis rosea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pink Coreopsis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pink Coreopsis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Coreopsis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Coreopsis rosea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pink Coreopsis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pink Coreopsis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Coreopsis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.