Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs toothcup

Notomys macrotis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Notomys	Ammannia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.