Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Shakeshake

Notomys macrotis compared with Crotalaria incana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Shakeshake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Shakeshake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Crotalaria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Crotalaria incana

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.