Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Portuguese Squill

Notomys macrotis compared with Scilla peruviana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Portuguese Squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Portuguese Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Notomys	Scilla
Species	Notomys macrotis	Scilla peruviana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Portuguese Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Portuguese Squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Portuguese Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.