Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Laurel

Notomys macrotis compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Notomys	Guatteria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.