Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tuberous Valerian

Notomys macrotis compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Notomys	Valeriana
Species	Notomys macrotis	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.