Notomys macrotis Thomas 1921

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).