Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs thatch palm

Notomys macrotis compared with Coccothrinax crinita

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while thatch palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Notomys	Coccothrinax
Species	Notomys macrotis	Coccothrinax crinita

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

thatch palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thatch palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.