Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Rattlebox

Notomys macrotis compared with Sesbania punicea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Sesbania
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sesbania punicea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).

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.