Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Notomys macrotis compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	small-leaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Notomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	small-leaf cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.