Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Southern Small White

Notomys macrotis compared with Pieris mannii

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Southern Small White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Southern Small White
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Pieridae
Genus Notomys Pieris
Species Notomys macrotis Pieris mannii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Southern Small White share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Southern Small White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Southern Small White
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries).

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.

Southern Small White

No description available.

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