Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tomentose Licaria

Notomys macrotis compared with Licaria tomentosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tomentose Licaria is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tomentose Licaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Notomys	Licaria
Species	Notomys macrotis	Licaria tomentosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tomentose Licaria

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tomentose Licaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tomentose Licaria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.