Long-tailed Hopping Mouse vs Narrow-headed Vole

Notomys longicaudatus compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Microtus
Species	Notomys longicaudatus	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse and Narrow-headed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.