Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Squirrel Corn

Notomys macrotis compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Notomys	Dicentra
Species	Notomys macrotis	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.