Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Pumpkin Ash

Notomys macrotis compared with Fraxinus profunda

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pumpkin Ash is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pumpkin Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Notomys	Fraxinus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Fraxinus profunda

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pumpkin Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Pumpkin Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pumpkin Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.