Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tufted Clusterfly

Notomys macrotis compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polleniidae
Genus	Notomys	Pollenia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.