Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Wayside Pepperwort

Notomys macrotis compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Notomys	Lepidium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.