Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Red ash

Notomys macrotis compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Notomys	Alphitonia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.