Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Sand Violet

Notomys macrotis compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Sand Violet
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)	Violaceae
Genus	Notomys	Viola
Species	Notomys macrotis	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.