Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Devil's Bit

Notomys macrotis compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Ruellia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.