Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Redclaw

Notomys macrotis compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Parastacidae
Genus	Notomys	Cherax
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.