Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Notomys macrotis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Northern Amazon Red 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.