Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Notomys macrotis compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Notomys	Marmosa
Species	Notomys macrotis	Marmosa zeledoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

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.