Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Seychelles flying fox

Notomys macrotis compared with Pteropus seychellensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Seychelles flying fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Seychelles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pteropus seychellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Seychelles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Seychelles flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Seychelles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.