Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Waterbush

Notomys macrotis compared with Myoporum montanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Notomys	Myoporum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.