Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mound-building Mouse

Notomys macrotis compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mound-building Mouse

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.