Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Sickle Medick

Notomys macrotis compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Sickle Medick
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	Medicago
Species	Notomys macrotis	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.