Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Soapberry

Notomys macrotis compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Notomys	Sapindus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.