Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Spotted Gum

Notomys macrotis compared with Corymbia maculata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Spotted Gum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Spotted Gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Notomys	Corymbia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Corymbia maculata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Spotted Gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and Seychelles.

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.