Notomys macrotis Thomas 1921

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1428

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scientific name	Notomys macrotis Thomas 1921
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Notomys macrotis Thomas 1921 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 8: 538.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, Moore River.

Vernacular Names: Big-eared Hopping Mouse.

Synonyms: Notomys megalotis Iredale and Troughton 1934 .

Distribution: Known only from the type locality ( Dixon, 1995 d:578).

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: Represented only by the holotype and paratype from " Australia " (Mahoney, 1975). Apparently extinct. Closest phylogenetic relative is probably Notomys cervinus (Mahoney, 1975) . Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Dixon (1995 d).