Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fiddlewood

Notomys macrotis compared with Vitex gaumeri

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fiddlewood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fiddlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Vitex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Vitex gaumeri

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fiddlewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.