Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Notomys macrotis compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Notomys	Thyroptera
Species	Notomys macrotis	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.