Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Squash / Pumpkin

Notomys macrotis compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cucurbita
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.