Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

Notomys macrotis compared with Sterna hirundo

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Laridae
Genus	Notomys	Sterna
Species	Notomys macrotis	Sterna hirundo

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

O trinta-réis-comum (Sterna hirundo) está classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Em alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sobrevivência.