Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Water Fig

Notomys macrotis compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Moraceae
Genus	Notomys	Ficus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.