Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Giant Cola

Notomys macrotis compared with Cola gigantea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Giant Cola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cola
Species	Notomys macrotis	Cola gigantea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Giant Cola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Cola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.