Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tailed Dandelion

Notomys macrotis compared with Taraxacum aurosulum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tailed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tailed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Taraxacum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Taraxacum aurosulum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tailed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tailed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tailed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.