Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Notomys macrotis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Ictidomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.