Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Scaly Hawkbit

Notomys macrotis compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Hedypnois
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.