Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs water dock

Notomys macrotis compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	water dock
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Rumex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (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.