Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Notomys macrotis compared with Pattonomys carrikeri

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Echimyidae
Genus	Notomys	Pattonomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pattonomys carrikeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.