Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Water Chickweed

Notomys macrotis compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Water Chickweed
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Notomys	Stellaria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, 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.