Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Kobo Tree

Notomys macrotis compared with Guibourtia copallifera

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Kobo Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Kobo Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Notomys	Guibourtia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Guibourtia copallifera

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Kobo Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kobo Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.