Ratones Saltadores de Australia vs Elegant Water Shrew

Notomys macrotis compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Ratones Saltadores de Australia is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratones Saltadores de Australia	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Nectogale
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Ratones Saltadores de Australia and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ratones Saltadores de Australia

EX — Extinct

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratones Saltadores de Australia	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratones Saltadores de Australia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ratones Saltadores de Australia

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.