Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs rhesus monkey

Notomys macrotis compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while rhesus monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	rhesus monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Notomys	Macaca
Species	Notomys macrotis	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and rhesus monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

rhesus monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	rhesus monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rhesus monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Iran, Japan), Europe (Germany), North America (United States), and South America (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.