Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Silverfish

Notomys macrotis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Notomys	Ctenolepisma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.