Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Slender Shrew

Notomys macrotis compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Sorex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.