Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Small Persimmon

Notomys macrotis compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Notomys	Diospyros
Species	Notomys macrotis	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.