Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Silvertop Stringybark

Notomys macrotis compared with Eucalyptus laevopinea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Silvertop Stringybark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Silvertop Stringybark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Notomys	Eucalyptus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Eucalyptus laevopinea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Silvertop Stringybark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silvertop Stringybark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.