Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mérida Brocket

Notomys macrotis compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Notomys	Mazama
Species	Notomys macrotis	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. 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.