Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Spitting Spider

Notomys macrotis compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scytodidae
Genus	Notomys	Scytodes
Species	Notomys macrotis	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.