Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Reticulated Python

Notomys macrotis compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Squamata (Schuppenkriechtiere)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Notomys	Python (Pythons)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

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.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.