Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tuna

Notomys macrotis compared with Opuntia elatior

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tuna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tuna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Notomys	Opuntia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Opuntia elatior

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tuna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), Europe (France, Italy), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.