Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Shiny Dufourea

Notomys macrotis compared with Dufourea minuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Halictidae
Genus	Notomys	Dufourea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.