Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fulvous Colilargo

Notomys macrotis compared with Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fulvous Colilargo
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 fulvescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.