Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Root-headed Centaury

Notomys macrotis compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Notomys	Centaurea
Species	Notomys macrotis	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

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.