Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Notomys macrotis compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Spermacoce
Species	Notomys macrotis	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.