Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Staph beetle

Notomys macrotis compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Staph beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Notomys	Phacophallus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Phacophallus pallidipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Staph beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (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.