Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Rafflesia

Notomys macrotis compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Notomys	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produz a maior flor individual do mundo, com ate 1 metro de diametro. E uma planta parasita sem raizes, caules ou folhas.