Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Rough-faced shag

Notomys macrotis compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Notomys	Leucocarbo
Species	Notomys macrotis	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rough-faced shag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.