Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Alticola macrotis compared with Notomys longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
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	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alticola	Notomys
Species	Alticola macrotis	Notomys longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Long-tailed Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.