Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs red-shanked douc

Notomys macrotis compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Notomys	Pygathrix
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.