Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs boreal wild rye

Notomys macrotis compared with Leymus innovatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while boreal wild rye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	boreal wild rye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Notomys	Leymus
Species	Notomys macrotis	Leymus innovatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

boreal wild rye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	boreal wild rye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boreal wild rye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

boreal wild rye

The Boreal Wild Rye (Leymus innovatus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.