Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Notomys macrotis compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Oligoryzomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.