Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Shelled Slug

Notomys macrotis compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Testacellidae
Genus	Notomys	Testacella
Species	Notomys macrotis	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Shelled Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.