Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Crested wheatgrass

Notomys macrotis compared with Agropyron cristatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Crested wheatgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Crested wheatgrass
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	Agropyron
Species	Notomys macrotis	Agropyron cristatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Crested wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Crested wheatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.