Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Notomys macrotis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Macroscelidea (прыгунчики)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Macroscelididae
Genus	Notomys	Rhynchocyon
Species	Notomys macrotis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. 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.