Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Notomys macrotis compared with Opuntia curassavica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Notomys	Opuntia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Opuntia curassavica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.