Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Three-striped Dasher

Notomys macrotis compared with Micrathyria didyma

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Three-striped Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Notomys	Micrathyria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.