Long-tailed Hopping Mouse vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Notomys longicaudatus compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Natalidae
Genus	Notomys	Natalus
Species	Notomys longicaudatus	Natalus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse and Mexican Funnel-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.