Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Richardson’s Willow

Notomys macrotis compared with Salix richardsonii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Richardson’s Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Salix
Species	Notomys macrotis	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.