Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Leche Maria

Notomys macrotis compared with Euphorbia tanquahuete

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Leche Maria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Euphorbia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Euphorbia tanquahuete

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Leche Maria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leche Maria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.