Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs El Carrizo Deermouse

Notomys macrotis compared with Peromyscus ochraventer

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while El Carrizo Deermouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	El Carrizo Deermouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Peromyscus ochraventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and El Carrizo Deermouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

El Carrizo Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	El Carrizo Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

El Carrizo Deermouse

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.