Souris sauteuse vs gaillet à trois cornes

Notomys macrotis compared with Galium tricornutum

Key Differences

• Souris sauteuse is Extinct while gaillet à trois cornes is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Souris sauteuse	gaillet à trois cornes
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Galium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Galium tricornutum

Conservation Status

Souris sauteuse

EX — Extinct

gaillet à trois cornes

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Souris sauteuse	gaillet à trois cornes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Souris sauteuse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gaillet à trois cornes

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Souris sauteuse

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.