Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Elegant Water Shrew

Notomys macrotis compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Nectogale
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.