Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Notomys macrotis compared with Cypripedium plectrochilum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ram's Head Lady Slipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cypripedium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cypripedium plectrochilum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Habitat

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

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.