Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Seychelles Pandanus

Notomys macrotis compared with Pandanus sechellarum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Seychelles Pandanus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Seychelles Pandanus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pandanus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pandanus sechellarum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Seychelles Pandanus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles Pandanus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Seychelles. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.