Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Smooth Winterberry

Notomys macrotis compared with Ilex laevigata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Smooth Winterberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Notomys	Ilex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.