Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Páramo Colilargo

Notomys macrotis compared with Microryzomys altissimus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Páramo Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Páramo Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Microryzomys altissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Páramo Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Páramo Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Páramo Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.