Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Notomys macrotis compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Thomasomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Thomasomys cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Olive-gray Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.