Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Guyanese arrowhead

Notomys macrotis compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Notomys	Sagittaria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

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.