Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Western Yellow-pine

Notomys macrotis compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Western Yellow-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pinus ponderosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Western Yellow-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.