Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Child’s Rice Rat

Notomys macrotis compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Nephelomys
Species	Notomys macrotis	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.