Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Stinking iris

Notomys macrotis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Notomys	Iris
Species	Notomys macrotis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.