Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Giant Jumping Rat

Notomys macrotis compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Giant Jumping 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)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Notomys	Hypogeomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.