Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Saltmarsh Plume

Notomys macrotis compared with Agdistis bennetii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Saltmarsh Plume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Saltmarsh Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Notomys	Agdistis
Species	Notomys macrotis	Agdistis bennetii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Saltmarsh Plume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saltmarsh Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 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.