Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Orinoco-apple

Notomys macrotis compared with Solanum sessiliflorum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Orinoco-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Orinoco-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Notomys	Solanum
Species	Notomys macrotis	Solanum sessiliflorum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Orinoco-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Orinoco-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.