Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Carrion-Flower

Notomys macrotis compared with Smilax herbacea

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Carrion-Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Notomys	Smilax
Species	Notomys macrotis	Smilax herbacea

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Carrion-Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.