Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Large-winged wingnut

Notomys macrotis compared with Pterocarya macroptera

Key Differences

  • Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large-winged wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Hopping Mouse Large-winged wingnut
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Nagetiere) Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Juglandaceae
Genus Notomys Pterocarya
Species Notomys macrotis Pterocarya macroptera

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large-winged wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Hopping Mouse Large-winged wingnut
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-winged wingnut

Habitat

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

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.

Large-winged wingnut

No description available.

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