Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Cocoa

Notomys macrotis compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Notomys	Theobroma
Species	Notomys macrotis	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. 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.